CVE-2025-69411
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 · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Robert Seyfriedsberger ionCube tester plus ioncube-tester-plus allows Path Traversal.This issue affects ionCube tester plus: from n/a through <= 1.3.
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 confidenceThe ionCube tester plus product contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to access files outside the intended restricted directory due to improper limitation of pathnames. This high-severity issue (CVSS 7.5) affects all versions from unspecified origins through version 1.3, potentially allowing unauthorized file system access.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify ionCube tester plus installationLocate the ionCube tester plus product files on the system - typically installed as a PHP-based web application. Search for directories or files containing 'ioncube' and 'tester' in the web root or application directory.Affected if The product files are present on the system
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Determine installed versionLocate version information files, such as version.php, CHANGELOG, or a readme file within the ionCube tester plus installation directory. Compare the version number to the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 1.3 or any earlier version
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Confirm file access functionality is in useIdentify if the tester plus file access or file browsing feature is enabled and accessible. Check for web endpoints or PHP scripts that handle file path parameters within the product.Affected if The file access/browsing feature is exposed and operational
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Verify base directory restriction configurationExamine the product configuration files for settings that define the restricted base directory. Look for parameters that control directory access boundaries or allowed file system paths.Affected if No strict base directory restriction is configured, or restrictions can be bypassed via path traversal sequences
If ionCube tester plus is installed with version 1.3 or earlier and the file access feature is enabled, the environment is likely affected by this path traversal vulnerability.
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 with canonicalization checks (realpath) and enforce restricted base directories to prevent path traversal sequences like '../' from accessing files outside the intended scope.
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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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