CVE-2025-69164
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 Skyward <= 1.10 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 Skyward version 1.10 and below allows remote attackers to read sensitive files on the server without any authentication credentials. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation on file inclusion parameters, enabling path traversal attacks.
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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 Skyward installation and versionLocate the Skyward application in your environment and determine its installed version. This may involve checking the application banner, version file, or administrative interface.Affected if The installed version is 1.10 or lower.
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Identify file inclusion endpointsLocate the web endpoints or parameters that handle file inclusion functionality within the Skyward application. Review the application's URL structure and parameter names that accept file paths.Affected if The application contains file inclusion functionality that processes user-supplied input as file paths.
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Verify input validation on file parametersInspect the code or configuration handling file inclusion parameters. Check whether the application validates, sanitizes, or restricts the input to prevent directory traversal characters such as '../' or absolute paths.Affected if Input validation is absent, weak, or allows path traversal sequences without restriction.
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Test for unauthenticated accessConfirm whether the file inclusion endpoints are accessible without authentication. Attempt to access the endpoints without providing valid credentials.Affected if The file inclusion functionality is accessible to unauthenticated users.
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Attempt path traversal probeSend a request to the file inclusion endpoint with a path traversal sequence (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd or ../../windows/win.ini) as the parameter value to verify if the server returns the contents of the targeted file.Affected if The application returns the contents of files outside the intended directory, confirming the LFI vulnerability.
You are affected if Skyward version 1.10 or below is running and the file inclusion endpoints are accessible without authentication and accept unsanitized path traversal input.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of Skyward beyond 1.10, or implement strict input validation and whitelist-based file access controls on affected endpoints.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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.
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