Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software…
Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07674 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): 1.1.8.3544
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) | 1.0.1.2708 to before 1.1.8.3544 | 1.1.8.3544 | Patch available | GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.0.1.2708 to before 1.1.8.3544 Fixed in 1.1.8.3544 Patch available GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Fixed in 1.1.8.3544 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5031
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2
References
More Cakephp vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-04068 The _validatePost function in libs/controller/components/security.php in CakePHP 1.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-19037 CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-08901 Database Query::offset() and limit() vulnerable to SQL injection in cakephp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04142 The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-06899 CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-17913 A vulnerability exists in CakePHP versions 4.0.x through 4.1.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-5031 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5031 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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