---
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'
---

## Overview

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

- `phpmyfaq < 4.1.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.