GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5

Aliases

CVE-2026-23643

Published

2026-01-16T21:00:44Z

Modified

2026-02-03T03:11:17Z

Severity

5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

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

Details

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.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-01-16T21:00:44Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-01-16T21:15:51Z",
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}

References

Affected packages

Packagist / cakephp/cakephp

Package

Name: cakephp/cakephp
Purl: pkg:composer/cakephp/cakephp

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

5.2.10

Fixed

5.2.12

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.10

5.2.11

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/01/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5.json"