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

CVE-2025-69176

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 ITactics <= 1.0 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 ITactics versions 1.0 and below allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating input parameters used in file inclusion operations. This high-severity issue can expose sensitive system files, configuration data, and credentials without requiring authentication.

MitigationUpgrade ITactics to a version beyond 1.0 that includes proper input validation and sandboxing for file inclusion operations. If immediate patching is not possible, implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters.

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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 ITactics installation
    Identify if the target web application is ITactics by examining HTTP responses, page footers, HTML meta tags, or JavaScript references for ITactics branding or identifiers
    Affected if ITactics web application is present on the target server
  2. Determine installed version
    Locate version information in source code comments, configuration files, or API responses; compare against the affected version 1.0 and below
    Affected if Installed version is 1.0 or lower (any version at or below 1.0 is vulnerable)
  3. Locate file inclusion parameters
    Identify URL parameters used for dynamic file loading such as 'page', 'file', 'include', 'template', or 'path' by reviewing application links, source code, or proxy logs
    Affected if Parameters accepting file paths are accessible without authentication
  4. Verify LFI vulnerability exists
    Send a benign test request with path traversal (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd or ../../../../windows/win.ini) to the identified file inclusion parameter and check if file contents are returned in the response
    Affected if Server responds with contents of arbitrary system files, confirming unauthenticated LFI is possible

System is affected if ITactics version 1.0 or below is running and unauthenticated file inclusion parameters are exposed that allow path traversal to read arbitrary files.

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 ITactics to a version beyond 1.0 that includes proper input validation and sandboxing for file inclusion operations. If immediate patching is not possible, implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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