CVE-2026-45008
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in Client::deleteClientFolder that allows admins with INSTANCE_DELETE permission to delete arbitrary directories. Attackers can submit traversal sequences like https://../../../<path> in the client URL parameter to recursively delete directories outside the intended clientFolder scope.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorsten | phpmyfaq | 0 < 4.1.2 | affected |
| thorsten | phpmyfaq | 4.1.2 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
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