CVE-2026-45008

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

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
thorstenphpmyfaq0 < 4.1.2affected
thorstenphpmyfaq4.1.2unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References