MEDIUM
CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting
Published Jan 16, 2026
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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 products
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- Version >= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 Advisory
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12 x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1 x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html | x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12 | x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1 | x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes | |
| https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner GitHub_M
Published Jan 16, 2026
Updated Jan 16, 2026
Reserved Jan 14, 2026
Link CVE-2026-23643
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-QH8M-9QXX-53M5 Updated Jan 16, 2026