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CakePHP vulnerable to Denial of Service attack through XML payloads

  • Disclosed: 20.01.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package cakephp/cakephp >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.99, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.99, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.99, >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.99, >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.99, >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.90, >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.6 3.0.6, 2.0.99, 2.1.99, 2.2.99, 2.3.99, 2.4.99, 2.5.90, 2.6.6

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Composer
Package
cakephp/cakephp
Disclosed
20.01.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q79m-c546-2g63 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: cakephp/cakephp

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (22) in the archive
Total entries
22
First → latest
12.2019 09.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • High 8
  • Medium 11

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. CakePHP: Multiple methods in FunctionsBuilder vulnerable to SQL injection
    Critical CVE-2026-79752 < 4.5.12, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, 5.3.7
  2. CakePHP: FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() vulerable to SQL injection with PostgresDriver
    Critical CVE-2026-77635 >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10 5.3.7, 5.2.15, 5.1.10
  3. CakePHP: SmtpTransport vulnerable to CRLF header injection
    High CVE-2026-77634 >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.12, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, 5.3.7
  4. CakePHP vulnerable to Denial of Service attack through XML payloads this entry
    High ghsa-q79m-c546-2g63 >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.99, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.99, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.99, >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.99, >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.99, >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.90, >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.6 3.0.6, 2.0.99, 2.1.99, 2.2.99, 2.3.99, 2.4.99, 2.5.90, 2.6.6
  5. CakePHP Database\\Query::offset() and limit() methods are vulnerable to SQL injection
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-22727 >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.12, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.11, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.10 4.2.12, 4.3.11, 4.4.10
  6. CakePHP allows method override parameters to bypass CSRF checks
    High · 8.8 CVE-2020-35239 >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.10, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.4 4.0.10, 4.1.4
  7. CakePHP allows remote attackers to modify internal Cake cache and execute arbitrary code
    High CVE-2010-4335 >= 1.2.8, < 1.3.6 1.3.6
  8. CakePHPallows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references
    High · 7.5 CVE-2012-4399 >= 2.1.0-alpha, < 2.1.5, >= 2.2.0-beta, < 2.2.1 2.1.5, 2.2.1
  9. CakePHP might allow remote attackers to bypass CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter
    High · 8.8 CVE-2015-8379 >= 2.0.0-alpha, < 3.1.5 3.1.5
  10. CakePHP allows remote attackers to spoof their IP
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-4793 >= 1.2.0, < 2.6.13, >= 2.7.0-rc1, < 2.7.11, >= 2.8.0-rc1, < 2.8.2, >= 3.0.0-rc1, < 3.0.17, >= 3.1.0-beta1, < 3.1.12, >= 3.2.0-rc1, < 3.2.5 2.6.13, 2.7.11, 2.8.2, 3.0.17, 3.1.12, 3.2.5
  11. Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-11458 >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.18, >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.15, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.7 3.5.18, 3.6.15, 3.7.7

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