CVE-2026-23643 | CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

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.

Published: 2026-01-16 Last update: 2026-02-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23643 is rated Low Risk (25.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23643

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-17 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23643

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23643

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-23643

GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23643

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-23643 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cakephp), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23643
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23643 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cakephp), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 4, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23643

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23643

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cakephp cakephp >= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cakephp cakephp 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23643

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