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SiYuan 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 Stored XSS via KaTeX \href in Math Blocks

Type: advisorySources: OSV

SiYuan from 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with edit permission to inject script by placing javascript: URLs in math block content rendered with KaTeX trust enabled. Attackers can store \href, \url, or \includegraphics payloads that mathRender assigns via innerHTML, executing script in the application origin when a reader clicks the rendered link.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-116169
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 16:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

SiYuan 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 Stored XSS via KaTeX \href in Math Blocks

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2026, 13:20 UTC

SiYuan from 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with edit permission to inject script by placing javascript: URLs in math block content rendered with KaTeX trust enabled. Attackers can store \href, \url, or \includegraphics payloads that mathRender assigns via innerHTML, executing script in the application origin when a reader clicks the rendered link.

osv:CVE-2026-116169
Complete source record
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    "title": "SiYuan 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 Stored XSS via KaTeX \\href in Math Blocks",
    "summary": "SiYuan from 2.10.0 before 3.8.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows users with edit permission to inject script by placing javascript: URLs in math block content rendered with KaTeX trust enabled. Attackers can store \\href, \\url, or \\includegraphics payloads that mathRender assigns via innerHTML, executing script in the application origin when a reader clicks the rendered link.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-116169",
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