What is CVE-2026-34728?

CVE-2026-34728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-34728?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Thorsten Phpmyfaq

CVE-2026-34728

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 co…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (23.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thorsten Phpmyfaq — versions < 4.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-38m8-xrfj-v38x (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/releases/tag/4.1.1 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-34728?: CVE-2026-34728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-34728?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.