Authenticated network pivot via WebSocket origin bypass
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Cross-site WebSocket hijacking in SiYuan before 3.7.4 allows remote attackers to proxy network traffic through an admin session. The admin-only /ws/network/proxy endpoint upgrades browser WebSocket requests after overriding gorilla/websocket CheckOrigin to always return true, and it decodes attacker-supplied query parameters into the outbound target URL and forwarded headers. Exploitation requires SiYuan to be running and an administrator with an active session to visit a malicious page; if browser cookie handling permits the handshake, the kernel can be driven as an authenticated network pivot to localhost or internal services reachable from the victim machine.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site WebSocket hijacking in SiYuan before 3.7.4 allows remote attackers to proxy network traffic through an admin session. The admin-only /ws/network/proxy endpoint upgrades browser WebSocket requests after overriding gorilla/websocket CheckOrigin to always return true, and it decodes attacker-supplied query parameters into the outbound target URL and forwarded headers. Exploitation requires SiYuan to be running and an administrator with an active session to visit a malicious page; if browser cookie handling permits the handshake, the kernel can be driven as an authenticated network pivot to localhost or internal services reachable from the victim machine.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-74802
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-346, CWE-918, CWE-352, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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