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GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr

CakePHP vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in some development error pages

Published
Jan 20, 2023
Updated
Nov 29, 2024
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

3 pkgs affected
🐘cakephp/cakephp🐘cakephp/cakephp🐘cakephp/cakephp

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Description

CakePHP 3.4 prior to 3.4.14, 3.5 prior to 3.5.17, and 3.6 prior to 3.6.4 contains a cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the development only missing route and duplicate named route error pages.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistcakephp/cakephp3.4.0&&< 3.4.143.4.14
🐘Packagistcakephp/cakephp3.5.0&&< 3.5.173.5.17
🐘Packagistcakephp/cakephp3.6.0&&< 3.6.43.6.4

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for cakephp/cakephp. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update cakephp/cakephp to 3.4.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

CakePHP 3.4 prior to 3.4.14, 3.5 prior to 3.5.17, and 3.6 prior to 3.6.4 contains a cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the development only `missing route` and `duplicate named route` error pages.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-xwhj-pqcg-8rcr across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.