CVE-2026-114260 in file-management-system-php
Summary
by MITRE • 10/22/2026
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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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/22/2026
The oretnom23 file-management-system-php application contains a critical security flaw within its AJAX handler component that allows for unauthorized deletion of directories on the server. This vulnerability specifically resides in the delete_folder function located in the ajax.php script, where the system fails to enforce proper authentication checks before processing requests to remove folders. The root cause is identified as missing authentication logic associated with the manipulation of the ID argument passed by the client. Because this check is absent or improperly implemented, any remote actor can interact with this endpoint without valid credentials, effectively bypassing access controls that should restrict administrative actions to authorized users only.
From a technical perspective, this flaw represents a classic case of broken object level authorization combined with insufficient authentication mechanisms. The attacker does not need to be logged in nor possess a valid session token to execute the deletion command. By crafting specific HTTP requests targeting the ajax.php endpoint and supplying arbitrary or targeted folder identifiers via the ID parameter, an adversary can trigger the server-side function that removes directory structures from the file system. This lack of verification means the application trusts client-supplied input regarding identity and permission levels without validating them against a secure session state or access control list.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, as it grants remote attackers the ability to cause significant denial of service by deleting critical project files or directories. Beyond simple data loss, an attacker could potentially use this capability to disrupt ongoing development workflows, destroy version-controlled assets if they are stored within these folders, or create a foothold for further exploitation depending on what other services rely on those specific file paths. Since the exploit has been disclosed publicly and is known to be functional, automated scanning tools and malicious actors can easily locate and leverage this weakness against any instance of the software running affected versions.
The mitigation strategy must address both immediate remediation and long-term architectural improvements. Given that continuous delivery with rolling releases prevents specific version pinning for fixed patches, administrators should immediately restrict network access to the ajax.php endpoint or disable it entirely if not strictly required by public-facing interfaces. Implementing a Web Application Firewall rule to block requests containing delete_folder parameters without valid authentication tokens is also advisable as an interim measure. Long-term, the development team must integrate strict authentication checks into all AJAX handlers and adopt secure coding practices that validate user permissions before executing destructive operations on the file system.
This vulnerability aligns with CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function, which describes scenarios where a software product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable identity. Additionally, it maps to MITRE ATT&CK technique T1565 Data Manipulation, specifically Subtechnique T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation, as the attacker modifies or destroys data stored on disk through unauthorized access. Addressing these issues requires not only patching the specific code path but also auditing other endpoints for similar authentication gaps to ensure comprehensive security posture improvement across the application framework.