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

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.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5 Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172 Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f Patch
• https://bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html ProductRelease Notes
• https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12 ProductRelease Notes
• https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1 ProductRelease Notes