VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-23643
The PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- cakephp/cakephp
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.htmlProduct, Release Notes
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955fPatch
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.