GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-23643
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- cakephp/cakephp
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-01-16
Affected packages
• Packagist cakephp/cakephp: >= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12 → fixed in 5.2.12
• Packagist cakephp/cakephp: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.1 → fixed in 5.3.1
Description
Impact
The `PaginatorHelper::limitControl()` method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation.
Patches
This issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1
Workarounds
If you are unable to upgrade, you should avoid using `Paginator::limitControl()` until you can upgrade.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-23643 CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643 advisory
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172 web
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f web
- https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html web
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp package
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12 web
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1 web