Description
SiYuan versions <= v3.7.2 (patched in v3.7.4) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the kernel's CheckAuth function, which grants the administrator role (RoleAdministrator) to any request whose RemoteAddr is loopback (127.0.0.1) for a specific set of endpoints (including /api/system/exit, getNetwork, getWorkspaceInfo, /assets/*, and /export/*). These localhost bypasses sit outside the access auth code gate, so they apply even when an access auth code is configured. Because the fixed-port reverse proxy forwards requests to the kernel over loopback without injecting an authentication token and does not configure trusted proxies, a request forwarded through this proxy reaches the kernel with RemoteAddr = 127.0.0.1. If the fixed-port proxy is bound to a network interface, this could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain admin access on the affected endpoints; however, per the advisory this remote forwarding behavior was established only by code inspection and was not reproduced end-to-end.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| siyuan-note | siyuan | < 3.7.4 | 3.7.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel | < 0.0.0-20260723031701-9c16e9851f0b | 0.0.0-20260723031701-9c16e9851f0b | GHSA-3mp7-4rh5-jrv9 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3mp7-4rh5-jrv9) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: SiYuan before v3.7.4 Authentication Bypass via Localhost Trust third-party-advisory