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CVE-2026-48820· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

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.

MediumCVSS 6.3 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 17, 2026
Updated
Jun 23, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 28th percentile
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Action score

25

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
6.3
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • cakephp cakephp

    • >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4, < 4.5.11affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11cakephpall versions—
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 4.6.0 · before 4.6.44.6.4
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 5.0.0 · before 5.1.75.1.7
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 5.2.0 · before 5.2.135.2.13
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 5.3.0 · before 5.3.65.3.6
Packagistcakephp/cakephpbefore 4.5.114.5.11

Same product

cakephp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    47Plan
  • CVE-2023-22727Database Query::offset() and limit() vulnerable to SQL injection in cakephp
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-79752CakePHP: Multiple methods in FunctionsBuilder vulnerable to SQL injection
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-77635CakePHP: FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() vulerable to SQL injection with PostgresDriver
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2020-35239A vulnerability exists in CakePHP versions 4.0.x through 4.1.3.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2015-8379CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp4.5.11Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp4.6.4Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp5.1.7Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp5.2.13Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp5.3.6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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