CVE-2025-69992: phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has File Upload Vulnerability via upload.php, which enables the upload of

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-69992 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) 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 File Upload Vulnerability via upload.php, which enables the upload of files of any format to the server without identity authentication.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 52%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-125
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.

Exact fixes by distribution

A distro patch exists: prefer upgrading over downgrading.

Fedora ELN · openjpeg · FIXED · 2.5.4-5.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-1a5f60f401 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-1a5f60f401

Fedora 46 · trustedqsl · FIXED · 2.8.7-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-6b1bc90ebc · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-6b1bc90ebc

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-69992?

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

Is CVE-2025-69992 being exploited?

CVE-2025-69992 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-2025-69992 affect?

CVE-2025-69992 affects news portal. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has File Upload Vulnerability via upload.php, which enables the upload of files of any format to the server without identity authentication.

How urgent is CVE-2025-69992?

Priority 59/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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References

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