Is CVE-2026-23643 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-23643 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-23643?

CVE-2026-23643 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-23643?

CVE-2026-23643 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23643?

Upgrade cakephp to 5.2.12 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-23643

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. The PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method has a cross-site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

cakephpNVD

Affected:>= 5.2.10, < 5.2.12Fixed in:5.2.12CVE-2026-23643derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Release Notes3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-23.