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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.3 Medium

CVE-2026-48820

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

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

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  • >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6affected
  • >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13affected
  • >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7affected
  • >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4affected
  • < 4.5.11affected

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