CVE-2026-48820

June 17, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

6.3
Medium

Description

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. In versions 4.5.11 and earlier, 4.6.0 through 4.6.3, 5.0.0 through 5.1.6, 5.2.0 through 5.2.12, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.5, View::_getElementFileName() does not check that the resolved element path is within the application/plugin view template paths. When element names are created with specifically crafted user-supplied data this weakness can be leveraged to include other PHP files on the server. Patched releases are available in 5.3.6, 5.2.13, 5.1.7, 4.6.4, and 4.5.11.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Cakephp
  • Cakephp
  • <4.5.11, 4.6.0-4.6.3, 5.0.0-5.1.6, 5.2.0-5.2.12, 5.3.0-5.3.5

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a cakephp cakephp <4.5.11 / / / / / / /
a cakephp cakephp 4.6.0-4.6.3 / / / / / / /
a cakephp cakephp 5.0.0-5.1.6 / / / / / / /
a cakephp cakephp 5.2.0-5.2.12 / / / / / / /
a cakephp cakephp 5.3.0-5.3.5 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2

Tags

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CWE-22
2026-06-17
CVE-2026-48820

CVSS Score

6.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 17, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 17, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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