Path traversal in phpMyFAQ - CVE-2026-45008
Published: May 5, 2026 / Updated: September 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130114
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45008
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
phpMyFAQ
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45008
Install security update from vendor's website.
phpMyFAQ - update to 4.1.2