Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-23643CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in cakephp from cakephp. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | cakephp/cakephp | 5.2.12 | GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 |
| Packagist | cakephp/cakephp | 5.3.1 | GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cakephp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23643 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f x_refsource_MISC
- https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1 x_refsource_MISC