Path traversal in phpMyFAQ - #VU130114
Published: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130114
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Thorsten Rinne
Affected software:
phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary directories.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder() when handling a user-supplied client URL. A remote privileged user can submit a specially crafted URL containing traversal sequences to delete arbitrary directories.
Exploitation requires the multisite subsystem to be bootstrapped with at least one non-primary instance present.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.