CVE-2025-69160
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Gita <= 1.11 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 confidenceUnauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Gita application version 1.11 and below allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server filesystem by manipulating input parameters used in file inclusion operations. The lack of authentication combined with improper input validation enables any unauthenticated user to exploit this flaw.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Gita application versionLocate the installed Gita application and determine its version number through the application's web interface, about page, API endpoint, or local version file if available. Compare this version against the affected range (1.11 and below).Affected if The installed version is 1.11 or below.
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Verify unauthenticated access is possibleConfirm the application does not require authentication for general access. Attempt to access the application from an unauthenticated browser session or via curl without providing credentials.Affected if The application allows unauthenticated access to its interface or API endpoints.
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Locate file inclusion parametersReview application endpoints and parameters that handle file paths, includes, or template loading. Common parameter names include 'file', 'path', 'page', 'include', 'template', or similar. Probe these parameters with traversal sequences like '../' to test for LFI behavior.Affected if File inclusion parameters are accessible without authentication and accept path manipulation.
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Confirm LFI vulnerability existsTest the identified file inclusion parameters by attempting to read a known local file such as /etc/passwd (Linux) or C:\Windows\System32\config\sam (Windows) using directory traversal sequences.Affected if The application returns the contents of arbitrary files when path traversal sequences are used in the file inclusion parameters.
If the installed Gita version is 1.11 or below and the file inclusion functionality is accessible to unauthenticated users, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 input validation and allowlisting on all file inclusion parameters, disable directory traversal sequences, and ensure proper sanitization of user-supplied file paths.
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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.
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