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TI-2026-19037 Aliases CVE-2026-23643GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. The PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cakephp (cakephp): 5.2.12, 5.3.1cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): 5.2.12, 5.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cakephpcakephp5.2.10 to before 5.2.12; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.15.2.12, 5.3.1Patch availableCNA
—cakephp/cakephp (Packagist)5.2.10 to before 5.2.125.2.12Patch availableGHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
—cakephp/cakephp (Packagist)5.3.0 to before 5.3.15.3.1Patch availableGHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
  • cakephp Vendorcakephp Affected 5.2.10 to before 5.2.12; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1 Fixed in 5.2.12, 5.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.2.10 to before 5.2.12 Fixed in 5.2.12 Patch available GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
  • cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1 Fixed in 5.3.1 Patch available GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.10 to before 5.2.12Vulnerablecakephp
cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0Vulnerablecakephp
  • cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.10 to before 5.2.12 Vulnerable ·cakephp
  • cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·cakephp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cakephp (cakephp) Fixed in 5.2.12, 5.3.1
  • Fix · GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Fixed in 5.2.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 cakephp/cakephp (Packagist) Fixed in 5.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23643
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2010-04068 The _validatePost function in libs/controller/components/security.php in CakePHP 1.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • 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
  • TI-2019-08553 An issue was discovered in SmtpTransport in CakePHP 3.7.6. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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