CVE-2025-21609 (GCVE-0-2025-21609)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-03 16:26 – Updated: 2025-01-03 17:14
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Summary
SiYuan is self-hosted, open source personal knowledge management software. SiYuan Note version 3.1.18 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the `POST /api/history/getDocHistoryContent` endpoint. An attacker can craft a payload to exploit this vulnerability, resulting in the deletion of arbitrary files on the server. Commit d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3 fixes this vulnerability and is expected to be available in version 3.1.19.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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Vendor Product Version
siyuan-note siyuan Affected: = 3.1.18
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