CVE-2025-69174
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 Etude <= 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 confidenceAn unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in Etude CMS versions 1.6 and below, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary local files on the server by manipulating file inclusion mechanisms without requiring authentication.
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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Locate Etude installationSearch for Etude application files, directories, or running processes on the server. Check common web root locations for an 'etude' folder or application.Affected if Etude software is present on the server
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Determine installed versionInspect version information in Etude source files, configuration files, about pages, or metadata files. Compare against version 1.6.Affected if Installed version is 1.6 or earlier
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Identify file inclusion functionalityExamine the application source code or configuration for file inclusion logic, particularly parameters that accept file or page names for dynamic inclusion.Affected if The application contains file inclusion parameters that load external files
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Verify if file inclusion is accessibleCheck web server logs or access patterns to see if file inclusion endpoints are reachable without authentication.Affected if File inclusion parameters are accessible to unauthenticated users
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Inspect input validation on file parametersReview application code or configuration logs for how file inclusion parameters are handled. Look for path sanitization or lack thereof.Affected if File inclusion parameters lack proper input validation or path sanitization
A user is affected if Etude version 1.6 or earlier is installed and the application exposes file inclusion functionality to unauthenticated users without adequate input validation.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Etude to a version newer than 1.6 or apply vendor-provided patches; as an interim control, deploy WAF rules or web server configurations to block directory traversal patterns (e.g., ../../) in request parameters.
Latest available version of Etude (vendor should specify the fixed release)
- 1. Obtain the latest version of Etude from the official vendor or source
- 2. Review the vendor's release notes or security advisory for CVE-2025-69174
- 3. Backup the current installation before upgrading
- 4. Deploy the updated version to replace the vulnerable Etude <= 1.6 installation
- 5. Verify the patch was applied by testing that the LFI vulnerability is no longer exploitable
- 6. Check for any additional security configurations recommended by the vendor
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 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-2025-69174 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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