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.
CVE-2026-45008
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 18.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 15, 2026
Last Modified
May 28, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated May 18, 2026phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameterPath traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder enables arbitrary directory deletion by non-super-admin admins · Advisory · thorsten/phpMyFAQ · GitHub
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45008(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq | 2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions) | 4.1.2 | — |
| phpMyFAQ/phpMyFAQ | — | 4.1.2 | — |
| thorsten/phpmyfaq | 2.10.0-alpha ... 4.1.1 (170 versions) | 4.1.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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