PHP File Inclusion (RFI/LFI)Weakness · CWE-98

CVE-2025-69148

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Quirky <= 1.23 versions.

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 confidence

Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Quirky versions 1.23 and below allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem without authentication, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, or source code.

MitigationUpgrade to a version newer than 1.23; if no patch is available, implement strict input validation on file path parameters and restrict filesystem access permissions to limit exposure.

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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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 checks

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  1. Confirm Quirky installation
    Identify if the Quirky application is present in your environment. Look for web service banners, installed packages, or running processes associated with Quirky.
    Affected if Quirky is not installed - not affected; if installed, proceed to version check.
  2. Determine installed version
    Locate and inspect the Quirky version information. Check configuration files, application headers, the web interface version display, or package management tools for the installed version number.
    Affected if Version is 1.23 or lower - vulnerable to CVE-2025-69148.
  3. Identify file inclusion endpoint
    Locate the web interface or API endpoint that handles file path parameters. Common patterns include endpoints with 'file', 'path', 'page', or 'include' in the URL parameters.
    Affected if The application exposes any endpoint that accepts file path input without authentication.
  4. Verify authentication requirement
    Attempt to access the identified file inclusion endpoint without providing credentials. Observe whether the request is processed or rejected due to authentication.
    Affected if The endpoint processes requests without requiring authentication - vulnerable to unauthenticated exploitation.
  5. Test for LFI vulnerability
    Send a crafted request with a known file path (such as /etc/passwd or a local configuration file) to the file inclusion endpoint without authentication. Check if the file contents are returned.
    Affected if Arbitrary file contents are returned in the response - confirmed vulnerable to CVE-2025-69148.

Your environment is affected if Quirky version 1.23 or lower is installed and the file inclusion endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests that can read arbitrary files from the server.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to a version newer than 1.23; if no patch is available, implement strict input validation on file path parameters and restrict filesystem access permissions to limit exposure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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