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TI-2026-32866 Aliases CVE-2026-45008GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2

phpMyFAQ - Path Traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder via URL Parameter

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

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://../../../<path> in the client URL parameter to recursively delete directories outside the intended clientFolder scope.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00266 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpmyfaq (thorsten): 4.1.2thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist): 4.1.2+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
thorstenphpmyfaqbefore 4.1.24.1.2Patch availableCNA
—thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist)before 4.1.24.1.2Patch availableGHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
—phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist)before 4.1.24.1.2Patch availableGHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
  • phpmyfaq Vendorthorsten Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available CNA
  • thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
  • phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.2 Fixed in 4.1.2 Patch available GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——thorsten
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·thorsten

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA phpmyfaq (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.2
  • Fix · GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2 thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2 phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.2 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    thorsten phpmyfaq 4.1.2

    13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check EndpointPriority HIGH 81
    • TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission BypassPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-34084 phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment RenderingPriority HIGH 69
    Show all 13 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45008
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-76118 Authentication bypass in phpMyFAQ via WebAuthn credential injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-32868 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-76108 Unauthenticated denial of service in phpMyFAQ API pagination CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-34083 phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via getIdFromSolutionId Permission Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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