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GHSA-FXF7-VHH8-7VPQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 20:56 – Updated: 2026-09-08 20:56

Summary

CakePHP: FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() vulerable to SQL injection with PostgresDriver

Details

Impact

The FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue($field, $jsonPath) methods with the Postgres driver is vulnerable to SQL injection if user controlled data is supplied to the $jsonPath parameter.

Patches

5.1.10, 5.2.15, 5.3.7

Workarounds

Don't provide user controlled data to these functions/parameters.

Severity

9.2 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-24T21:17:48Z",
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  "modified": "2026-09-08T20:56:41Z",
  "published": "2026-09-08T20:56:41Z",
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}

CVE-2026-77635 (GCVE-0-2026-77635)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 20:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 13:31

Title

CakePHP: FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() vulerable to SQL injection with PostgresDriver

Summary

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. Prior to versions 5.1.10, 5.2.15, and 5.3.7 on their respective release lines, FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() with PostgresDriver is vulnerable to SQL injection when user-controlled data is supplied to the jsonPath parameter. This issue is fixed in versions 5.1.10, 5.2.15, and 5.3.7.

Severity

9.2 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-25 13:31 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advis…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/138f2f6…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/489a40f…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/9f1ad97…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.1.10	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.15	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.7	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
cakephp	cakephp	Affected: >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10 Affected: >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15 Affected: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7
cakephp	cakephp/database	Affected: >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10 Affected: >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15 Affected: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7

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