🛡️ GHSA-q79m-c546-2g63 — cakephp
Description
CakePHP vulnerable to Denial of Service attack through XML payloads
RequestHandlerComponent had a vulnerability that would allow well crafted requests to create a denial of service attack. RequestHandlerComponent leverages Xml::build() which allows reading local files. We recommend that all applications using RequestHandlerComponent upgrade, or disable parsing XML payloads.
Affected software
GHSA-q79m-c546-2g63 is recorded against 1 package.
- cakephp/cakephp (from 2.6.0 up to 2.6.6)
Timeline and source
Published on 20 January 2023 and last revised on 29 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
github.com (Web)
bakery.cakephp.org (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cakephp/cakephp | 2.6.0 | 2.6.6 |
References
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