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Fencer Intel
medium 6.3

CVE-2026-48820 json

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

published 4mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-37807 , GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2

cvss
6.3
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • packagist cakephp/cakephp 4.5.11, 4.6.4, 5.1.7, 5.2.13, 5.3.6
  • cakefoundation cakephp 4.5.11, 4.6.4, 5.1.7, 5.2.13, 5.3.6
  • cakephp cakephp 4.5.11, 4.6.4, 5.1.7, 5.2.13, 5.3.6

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.3 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
CNA 4.0 6.3 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

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist 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
<4.5.11
5.3.6
5.2.13
5.1.7
4.6.4
4.5.11

Affected products

  • cakephp cakephp

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.