CVE-2025-69165
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 Choreo <= 1.6 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 vulnerability in Choreo platform versions 1.6 and below allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating input parameters used in file inclusion operations, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, or source code.
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
- 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 Choreo installation and versionLocate the Choreo platform installation in your environment and determine the installed version number. This may be found in the application metadata, about page, or version file within the Choreo installation directory.Affected if The installed version is 1.6 or any version lower than 1.6 (for example, 1.5.x, 1.4.x, 1.0.x)
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Confirm file inclusion functionality is exposedIdentify whether the web interface or API endpoints of the Choreo platform expose any functionality that accepts file path or file name parameters for inclusion operations. Review the application's URL parameters and request handlers that process file-related input.Affected if File inclusion endpoints or parameters are accessible without authentication and accept user-supplied path input
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Test for vulnerable parameter behaviorIf file inclusion parameters are identified, test them with benign path values (such as ../../etc/passwd or similar path traversal patterns) to observe whether the application returns file contents from unexpected locations.Affected if The application returns file contents from paths outside the intended directory when parameters are manipulated
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Review application logs for exploitation indicatorsExamine Choreo application and web server logs for patterns indicating LFI exploitation attempts, such as unusual path traversal sequences in access logs.Affected if Logs show path traversal attempts or unexpected file read requests targeting system files
You are affected if the Choreo platform version is 1.6 or lower AND file inclusion functionality with user-controlled input parameters is exposed to unauthenticated users.
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 Choreo newer than 1.6; if immediate patching is not possible, implement strict input validation and disable any dynamic file inclusion functionality in web server/application configurations.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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