CVE-2026-23643
MEDIUM5.4EPSS 0.03%CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting
Published: 1/16/2026Modified: 2/3/2026
Also known as:GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/cakephpfrom 0
- Packagist/cakephp/cakephp>= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References (9)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23643
- PATCHhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
- WEBhttps://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
- WEBhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
- WEBhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
- WEBhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1
- WEBhttps://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5