CVE-2026-48820 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 22.05.2026 Published: 17.06.2026 Updated: 18.06.2026

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.

Metrics

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
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor cakephp
Product cakephp
Versions
  • Version >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6 is affected
  • Version >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.13 is affected
  • Version >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7 is affected
  • Version >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.4 is affected
  • Version < 4.5.11 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-98: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE