# CVE-2025-21609: SiYuan has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

- Also known as: GO-2025-3362, GHSA-8FX8-PFFW-W498
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-03 · Updated: 2025-01-03

## Affected

- siyuan-note siyuan: 3.1.18
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go): all versions

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on siyuan-note siyuan, github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-8fx8-pffw-w498
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/d9887aeec1b27073bec66299a9a4181dc42969f3

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