CVE-2026-23643 (GCVE-0-2026-23643)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-16 20:38 – Updated: 2026-01-16 21:21
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Title
CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cakephp cakephp Affected: >= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12
Affected: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.1
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