# CVE-2025-69990: Path traversal in n/a

> An attacker can delete arbitrary files on the server via the remove_file.php script in the News Portal Project.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99w3-wm8p-h383

## What is CVE-2025-69990?

CVE-2025-69990 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in remove_file.php. The parameter file can cause any file to be deleted.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69990?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpgurukul News Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-69990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-69990 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69990 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-69991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69991/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-69992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69992/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-4873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4873/): PHPGurukul News Portal Login index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4874/): PHPGurukul News Portal Project contactus.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-4880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4880/): PHPGurukul News Portal aboutus.php sql injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-69990 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-69990 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69990 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69990/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69990/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69990
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69990
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-69990

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69990/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.