{"id":"GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5","summary":"CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting","details":"### Impact\nThe `PaginatorHelper::limitControl()` method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation.\n\n### Patches\nThis issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you are unable to upgrade, you should avoid using `Paginator::limitControl()` until you can upgrade.","aliases":["CVE-2026-23643"],"modified":"2026-02-03T03:11:17.661769Z","published":"2026-01-16T21:00:44Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-79"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-01-16T21:00:44Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-01-16T21:15:51Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23643"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cakephp/cakephp","ecosystem":"Packagist","purl":"pkg:composer/cakephp/cakephp"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.2.10"},{"fixed":"5.2.12"}]}],"versions":["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"}},{"package":{"name":"cakephp/cakephp","ecosystem":"Packagist","purl":"pkg:composer/cakephp/cakephp"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.3.0"},{"fixed":"5.3.1"}]}],"versions":["5.3.0"],"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"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"}]}