GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr: CakePHP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in some development error pages

medium Affects cakephp/cakephp. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-01-20; advisory modified 2024-11-29.

CakePHP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in some development error pages

Package: cakephp/cakephp Composer
Affected versions: >=3.4.0 and <3.4.14 or >=3.5.0 and <3.5.17 or >=3.6.0 and <3.6.4
Fixed in: 3.4.14, 3.5.17, 3.6.4
Severity: medium
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV
Published: 2023-01-20
Source: osv.dev

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