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GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2: phpMyFAQ: Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder enables arbitrary directory deletion by non-super-admin admins

May 6, 2026 (updated June 9, 2026)

Client::deleteClientFolder() in phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Instance/Client.php:583 takes a URL from the caller, strips the https:// prefix, and passes the remainder to Filesystem::deleteDirectory() relative to the multisite clientFolder. No path-traversal validation runs. An admin with the INSTANCE_DELETE permission (a role short of SUPER_ADMIN) submits https://../../../<path> as the client URL and the server recursively deletes arbitrary directories under the web user’s rights. Same pattern and reachability as GHSA-38m8-xrfj-v38x, which the project accepted at High severity three weeks earlier.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45008
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.2 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2.yml

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