CVE-2023-6026 — phpmemcacheadmin
CRITICALCVE-2023-6026 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in PHPMemcachedAdmin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
A Path traversal vulnerability has been reported in elijaa/phpmemcachedadmin affecting version 1.3.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to delete files stored on the server due to lack of proper verification of user-supplied input.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
phpmemcachedadminelijaaDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin for CVE-2023-6026. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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