GHSA-rmqr-h98c-qg2mMediumCVSS 6.5

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

Published
May 15, 2026
Last Modified
May 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 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 products1

  • composer/phpMyFAQ/phpMyFAQ:< 4.1.2

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