CVE-2026-23643: CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

medium Affects cakephp/cakephp. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-01-16; advisory modified 2026-02-03.

CakePHP PaginatorHelper::limitControl() vulnerable to reflected cross-site-scripting

Package: cakephp/cakephp Composer
Affected versions: >=5.2.10 and <5.2.12 or >=5.3.0 and <5.3.1
Fixed in: 5.2.12, 5.3.1
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (20.6th percentile)
Published: 2026-01-16
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79

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