SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. Prior to version 3.1.16, the `/api/asset/upload` endpoint in Siyuan is vulnerable to both arbitrary file write to the host and stored cross-site scripting (via the file write). Version 3.1.16 contains a patch for the issue.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.