CVE-2026-48820
MEDIUMCakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-wpvj-hjcr-h3p2
Scores
CVSS v4
6.3
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.5%
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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-98
Status
published
Products (10)
cakephp/cakephp
0 - 4.5.11Packagist
cakephp/cakephp
4.6.0 - 4.6.4Packagist
cakephp/cakephp
5.0.0 - 5.1.7Packagist
cakephp/cakephp
5.2.0 - 5.2.13Packagist
cakephp/cakephp
5.3.0 - 5.3.6Packagist
cakephp/cakephp
< 4.5.11
cakephp/cakephp
>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4
cakephp/cakephp
>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7
cakephp/cakephp
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13
cakephp/cakephp
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6
Published
Jun 17, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 18, 2026