{"id":"CVE-2026-45008","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://../../.…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpmyfaq","affected":["phpmyfaq < 4.1.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-05-18T16:05:19.208058Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-05-15","updated":"2026-11-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-08T14:03:34.228Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45008","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00266,"epssPercentile":0.18875,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-08T14:51:22.426Z","slug":"CVE-2026-45008","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `phpmyfaq < 4.1.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}