---
id: "CVE-2026-114260"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114260"]
title: "File Management System PHP: missing auth lets remote users delete folders"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00459
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["file-management", "other", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["not-deployed", "patched-code"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T17:18:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:48:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114260", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:29+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114260", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# File Management System PHP: missing auth lets remote users delete folders

The AJAX handler in ajax.php of oretnom23's file-management-system-php lets a request delete folders through the ID argument without checking authentication. An attacker on the network can remove folders on the server without logging in, and a public exploit exists.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the deployed app includes `ajax.php` with a `delete_folder` action and whether it checks for a logged-in session before deleting.
- Confirm the exact commit with `git log -1` in the deployed copy; the advisory lists commit `2e3c1ebe60f121e8df4fb3f544f0e9591d9a01e4` and up as affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114260
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114260

## From the sources

A vulnerability has been found in oretnom23 file-management-system-php up to 2e3c1ebe60f121e8df4fb3f544f0e9591d9a01e4. This vulnerability affects the function delete_folder of the file ajax.php of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to missing authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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