CVE-2026-23643

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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f	Patch
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:5.3.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-16 21:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-23643

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23643

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23643

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cakephp

cakephp

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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