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Vulnerability details: VCID-g6bj-t1fq-c3d1
Vulnerability ID VCID-g6bj-t1fq-c3d1
Aliases CVE-2026-23643
GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
Summary CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting The `PaginatorHelper::limitControl()` method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00025 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-23643
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
ssvc Track https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
ssvc Track https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
ssvc Track https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
ssvc Track https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
ssvc Track https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
ssvc Track https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-23643
https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
CVE-2026-23643 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-01-16T21:21:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.07581
EPSS Score 0.00025
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T21:05:57.466384+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/cakephp/cakephp/CVE-2026-23643.yml 38.6.0