🛡️ CVE-2026-48820 — cakephp

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

Impact

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.

Patches

Patched releases are available in 5.3.6, 5.2.13, 5.1.7, 4.6.4, and 4.5.11.

Workarounds

If developers are not using user-supplied data in element names, no action is required.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-48820 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2026-48820 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • cakephp/cakephp (fixed in 4.5.11)
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 26 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector 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
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-26
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-26
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
cakephp/cakephp — 4.5.11
unknown — —

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