Description
CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. The PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1.
Problem types
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Product status
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.1
References
github.com/...akephp/security/advisories/GHSA-qh8m-9qxx-53m5
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/issues/19172
github.com/...ommit/c842e7f45d85696e6527d8991dd72f525ced955f
bakery.cakephp.org/2026/01/14/cakephp_5212.html
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.12
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.1