FKIE_CVE-2026-34728

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-02 15:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:39
Summary
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.1, the MediaBrowserController::index() method handles file deletion for the media browser. When the fileRemove action is triggered, the user-supplied name parameter is concatenated with the base upload directory path without any path traversal validation. The FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS filter only encodes HTML special characters (&, ', ", <, >) and characters with ASCII value < 32, and does not prevent directory traversal sequences like ../. Additionally, the endpoint does not validate CSRF tokens, making it exploitable via CSRF attacks. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.1.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phpmyfaq phpmyfaq *

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "phpMyFAQ",
          "vendor": "thorsten",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 4.1.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "407BB5BA-44EA-49EB-8072-4ACD67864598",
              "versionEndExcluding": "4.1.1",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.1, the MediaBrowserController::index() method handles file deletion for the media browser. When the fileRemove action is triggered, the user-supplied name parameter is concatenated with the base upload directory path without any path traversal validation. The FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS filter only encodes HTML special characters (\u0026, \u0027, \", \u003c, \u003e) and characters with ASCII value \u003c 32, and does not prevent directory traversal sequences like ../. Additionally, the endpoint does not validate CSRF tokens, making it exploitable via CSRF attacks. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.1."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-34728",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:39:31.273",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.7,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.8,
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        "type": "Secondary"
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
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        "impactScore": 5.2,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-04-02T15:23:57.595966Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  "published": "2026-04-02T15:16:41.770",
  "references": [
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      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
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      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/releases/tag/4.1.1"
    },
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        "Mitigation",
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      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-38m8-xrfj-v38x"
    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "weaknesses": [
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      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        }
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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