VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-48820

When element names are created with specifically crafted user-supplied data this weakness can be leveraged to include other PHP files on the server.

MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 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. In versions 4.5.11 and earlier, 4.6.0 through 4.6.3, 5.0.0 through 5.1.6, 5.2.0 through 5.2.12, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.5, View::_getElementFileName() does not check that the resolved element path is within the application/plugin view template paths. When element names are created with specifically crafted user-supplied data this weakness can be leveraged to include other PHP files on the server. Patched releases are available in 5.3.6, 5.2.13, 5.1.7, 4.6.4, and 4.5.11.

CVSS 4.0: 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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: 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-98
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.