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CVE-2026-23643

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-23643 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method of the CakePHP rapid development framework, affecting versions prior to 5.2.12 and 5.3.1. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 17th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cakephp/cakephpFixed in: 5.2.12
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cakephp/cakephpFixed in: 5.3.1
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5medium

CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

Jan 16, 2026

References

bakery.cakephp.org / 2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
ProductRelease Notes
github.com / cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
Patch
github.com / cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
Issue Tracking
github.com / cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
ProductRelease Notes
github.com / cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
ProductRelease Notes
github.com / cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
Vendor Advisory