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CVE-2026-23643

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Date: January 16, 2026

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.

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Related Resources (9)

https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2026-23643

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-79

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Upgrade to version cakephp/cakephp - 5.2.12;cakephp/cakephp - 5.3.1;cakephp/cakephp - 5.2.12;https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git - 5.3.1;https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git - 5.2.12

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

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