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Vulnerability details: VCID-txxg-bugj-6bd4
Vulnerability ID VCID-txxg-bugj-6bd4
Aliases CVE-2026-45008
GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00048 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45008
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
cvssv4 7 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45008
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45008
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
cvssv4 7 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-45008
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45008
GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-18T16:05:19Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gh9p-q46p-57g2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45008
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: 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 Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-18T16:05:19Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-path-traversal-in-client-deleteclientfolder-via-url-parameter
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.1536
EPSS Score 0.00048
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:44:05.397429+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45008.json 38.6.0