CVE-2026-45008

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

ProductThorsten/phpmyfaq

PublishedMay 15, 2026

First seenMay 15, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-73CWE-73

How to fix

Update

thorsten/phpmyfaq4.1.2 or later
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq4.1.2 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist	v < 4.1.2	4.1.2
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaqPackagist	v < 4.1.2	4.1.2

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