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CVE-2016-4793· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Jan 23, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.1% · 92th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
cakephpcakephp

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cakephp cakephpup to 3.2.4 inclusive

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11cakephpbefore 2.8.3-12.8.3-1
Debian:7cakephpbefore 1.3.15-1+deb7u21.3.15-1+deb7u2
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 1.2.0 · before 2.6.132.6.13
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 2.7.0-rc1 · before 2.7.112.7.11
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 2.8.0-rc1 · before 2.8.22.8.2
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 3.0.0-rc1 · before 3.0.173.0.17
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 3.1.0-beta1 · before 3.1.123.1.12
Packagistcakephp/cakephpfrom 3.2.0-rc1 · before 3.2.53.2.5

Same product

cakephp: all records

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    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
debian:cakephp2.8.3-1 · Debian:11Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp2.6.13Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp2.7.11Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp2.8.2Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp3.0.17Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp3.1.12Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:cakephp/cakephp3.2.5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2016-05-16

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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

  1. First PoC-253 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+3536 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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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.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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