SiYuan versions <= v3.7.2 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the backlink/mention search query (kernel/model/backlink.go), which concatenates stored block metadata (title, name, alias, anchor text) and the client-supplied keyword into a SQL MATCH/search statement while escaping only the double-quote character and not the single quote. A single quote in the client keyword (first-order, reachable by an anonymous or RoleReader user on the publish surface) or in stored document metadata (second-order) breaks out of the string literal. Because the query runs on the main read-write siyuan.db handle via a statement-stacking-capable driver, an attacker can execute arbitrary SQL, enabling cross-notebook read and write. Fixed in v3.7.4.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-sql-injection-via-backlink-search
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-q2vg-7qgx-x5fc
Published: 2026-08-14
Updated: 2026-08-14
Base Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Severity: High
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Severity: Critical