CVE-2026-45008: phpMyFAQ: Path traversal in Client::deleteClientFolder enables arbitrary directory deletion by non-super-admin admins

May 15, 2026 (updated May 21, 2026)

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

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmqr-h98c-qg2m
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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