Advisories

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

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • phpmyfaq >= 0, < 4.1.2

CWE
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
CVSS
6.5
Credit
adrgs, aisafe-bot
Description
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.

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