Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-45008phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in phpmyfaq from thorsten. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq	4.1.2	GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
Packagist	thorsten/phpmyfaq	4.1.2	GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
thorsten	phpmyfaq	0 – before 4.1.2

Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

GHSA Advisory GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2 vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter third-party-advisory