CVE-2025-69990Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated file deletion via unsanitized path traversal

Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Jan 13, 2026

Path traversal in remove_file.php in phpgurukul News Portal Project 4.1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary server files. The endpoint prepends ../uploads/ to the unvalidated POST file value, checks the resulting path with file_exists, and passes it to unlink. No authentication is required, and deletion of application or system files interrupts service or crashes the hosted portal.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in remove_file.php in phpgurukul News Portal Project 4.1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary server files. The endpoint prepends ../uploads/ to the unvalidated POST file value, checks the resulting path with file_exists, and passes it to unlink. No authentication is required, and deletion of application or system files interrupts service or crashes the hosted portal.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-69990
Published
Jan 13, 2026
Updated
Jan 13, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-552, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
T1485Data Destruction

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