CVE-2026-48820 (GCVE-0-2026-48820)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-17 21:19 – Updated: 2026-06-18 13:54
VLAI
Title
CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check
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.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cakephp cakephp Affected: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6
Affected: >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13
Affected: >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7
Affected: >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4
Affected: < 4.5.11
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