CVE-2025-30169
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFile upload and execute vulnerabilities in ASPECT allow PHP script injection if session administrator credentials become compromised. This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through 3.08.03.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceFile upload and execute vulnerabilities in ASPECT product lines (Enterprise, NEXUS Series, MATRIX Series through version 3.08.03) allow authenticated attackers with compromised administrator session credentials to inject and execute arbitrary PHP scripts via the file upload functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the ASPECT product variantDetermine if the system is an ASPECT Enterprise, NEXXUS Series, or MATRIX Series appliance or software installation. Check system information, about pages, or product documentation to confirm the product line.Affected if The system is not one of these three ASPECT product lines.
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Check the installed software versionLocate the version information for the ASPECT installation (typically found in system settings, about page, or version file). Compare it to the affected range: any version through 3.08.03.Affected if The installed version is 3.08.03 or lower.
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Verify file upload functionality is accessibleCheck if the file upload feature is enabled and accessible on the system. This may be configurable in administrative settings or may be a standard feature of the affected versions.Affected if File upload functionality is present and enabled on the system.
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Review administrator session securityAssess whether administrator session credentials could have been compromised. Check for unauthorized admin accounts, unusual admin activity logs, or session management configurations.Affected if Administrator session credentials have been compromised or could be obtained by an attacker.
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Inspect upload directories for unexpected PHP filesSearch common upload directories for newly created or unexpected PHP script files. Examine file creation timestamps and ownership.Affected if Unexpected PHP files exist in upload directories, indicating potential exploitation.
The environment is affected if it runs ASPECT Enterprise, NEXXUS Series, or MATRIX Series at version 3.08.03 or lower with file upload functionality enabled and administrator credentials that could be compromised.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict file type validation and content inspection on upload endpoints; enforce secure session management with MFA; patch to version beyond 3.08.03 when available.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-30169 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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