CVE-2026-23643
Publication date 19 January 2026
Last updated 19 January 2026
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cakephp | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23643
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
- https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1