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Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-48820CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in cakephp from cakephp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistcakephp/cakephp5.3.6GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Packagistcakephp/cakephp5.2.13GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Packagistcakephp/cakephp5.1.7GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Packagistcakephp/cakephp4.6.4GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Packagistcakephp/cakephp4.5.11GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTScakephpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-48820

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cakephp cakephp >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4< 4.5.11

Weakness: CWE-98, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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