CVE-2026-119418
CakePHP through 5.4.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject SQL by supplying unvalidated frame offsets and directions to WindowExpression::range() and frame().
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
CakePHP through 5.4.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject SQL by supplying unvalidated frame offsets and directions to WindowExpression::range() and frame(). Attackers can pass crafted values through applications forwarding user input into the OVER clause to execute SQL with the database connection's privileges.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.5% on 31 October 2026 to 0.5% on 3 November 2026.
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/cakephp-window-sqli
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Database/Expression/WindowExpression.php#L152
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Database/Expression/WindowExpression.php#L330
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/18de3e4cdabba049269421bf43c2ccd1a7451565
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3c1183fb62274c8a1c2780b2d3cc40f40cf31f1f
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/a5ca1748dcdb432631fc2760f898576043ce3df9
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19735
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cakephp-through-5.4.3-sql-injection-via-windowexpression-range-and-frame
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.