CVE-2026-45148: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in siyuan-note siyuan
SiYuan is an open-source personal knowledge management system. Prior to 3.7.0, broken access control in the searchAsset, searchTag, searchWidget, and searchTemplate publish-mode Readers can enumerate metadata from documents that are invisible to the publish service. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
SiYuan, an open-source personal knowledge management system, contained a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-863) in versions before 3.7.0. Specifically, the searchAsset, searchTag, searchWidget, and searchTemplate functions allowed publish-mode Readers to access metadata from documents that were not intended to be visible to them. This unauthorized metadata enumeration could lead to information disclosure. The vulnerability is resolved in version 3.7.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized enumeration of document metadata by users with limited publish-mode Reader permissions. This results in partial information disclosure (confidentiality impact) but does not affect data integrity or system availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade siyuan-note to version 3.7.0 or later, where this access control issue is fixed. Since the vendor has released a fixed version, applying this official update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in 3.7.0.
CVE-2026-45148: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization in siyuan-note siyuan
Description
SiYuan is an open-source personal knowledge management system. Prior to 3.7.0, broken access control in the searchAsset, searchTag, searchWidget, and searchTemplate publish-mode Readers can enumerate metadata from documents that are invisible to the publish service. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.0.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
SiYuan, an open-source personal knowledge management system, contained a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-863) in versions before 3.7.0. Specifically, the searchAsset, searchTag, searchWidget, and searchTemplate functions allowed publish-mode Readers to access metadata from documents that were not intended to be visible to them. This unauthorized metadata enumeration could lead to information disclosure. The vulnerability is resolved in version 3.7.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized enumeration of document metadata by users with limited publish-mode Reader permissions. This results in partial information disclosure (confidentiality impact) but does not affect data integrity or system availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade siyuan-note to version 3.7.0 or later, where this access control issue is fixed. Since the vendor has released a fixed version, applying this official update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in 3.7.0.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-08T20:44:38.964Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a06e21cec166c07b0e8f085
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 9:06:36 AM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 9:09:26 AM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 6:19:40 PM
Views: 10
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