CVE-2026-23643Cross-site Scripting in Cakephp

Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 16

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDcakephp/cakephp5.2.105.2.12+1
Packagistcakephp/cakephp5.2.105.2.12+1
CVEListV5cakephp/cakephp>= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.1+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting2026-01-16
OSV
CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting2026-01-16
OSV
CVE-2026-23643: CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP2026-01-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2026-23643: cakephp - CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. The PaginatorHelper::limitCont...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23643 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz