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GHSA-RMQR-H98C-QG2M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-09 00:00

Summary

Duplicate Advisory: phpMyFAQ: Path traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder enables arbitrary directory deletion by non-super-admin admins

Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original 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://../../../ in the client URL parameter to recursively delete directories outside the intended clientFolder scope.

Severity

7.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-06-09T00:00:53Z",
  "published": "2026-05-15T21:31:32Z",
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  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: phpMyFAQ: Path traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder enables arbitrary directory deletion by non-super-admin admins",
  "withdrawn": "2026-06-09T00:00:53Z"
}

CVE-2026-45008 (GCVE-0-2026-45008)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-28 14:15

Title

phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter

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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-pat…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
thorsten	phpmyfaq	Affected: 0 , < 4.1.2 (semver) Unaffected: 4.1.2 (semver)

Date Public

2026-04-28 00:00

Credits

adrgs aisafe-bot

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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