CVE-2025-69990: phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in remove_file.php

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CRITICAL 9.1REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-69990 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.1) affecting news portal. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in remove_file.php. The parameter file can cause any file to be deleted.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.1 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 60%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-552
Published	2026-01-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: phpgurukul

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-01-13 16:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 10:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpgurukul news portal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy news-portal || rpm -q news-portal || news-portal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison news-portal sudo apt install news-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.1> sudo apt-mark hold news-portal

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list news-portal sudo dnf downgrade news-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.1> sudo dnf versionlock add news-portal

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-69990?

news portal: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-69990 being exploited?

CVE-2025-69990 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-69990 affect?

CVE-2025-69990 affects news portal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.1). phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in remove_file.php. The parameter file can cause any file to be deleted.

How urgent is CVE-2025-69990?

Priority 52/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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