CakePHP: Multiple methods in FunctionsBuilder vulnerable to SQL injection

Summary

CVE	CVE-2026-79752
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	GitHub_M
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2026-09-17 15:16:51 UTC
Updated	2026-09-17 16:17:44 UTC
Description	CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. Prior to 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, and 5.3.7, FunctionsBuilder::cast, FunctionsBuilder::extract, FunctionsBuilder::datePart, and FunctionsBuilder::dateAdd in src/Database/FunctionsBuilder.php accept user-controlled dataType, part, or unit values and incorporate them into generated SQL as unescaped structural fragments. An application that passes untrusted input to these parameters can permit SQL injection with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact according to the database connection's privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, and 5.3.7.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.2 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-89 | CWE-89 CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
4.0	[email protected]	Secondary	9.2	CRITICAL	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...`
4.0	CNA	DECLARED	9.2	CRITICAL	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

Present

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Sub Conf.

None

Sub Integrity

None

Sub Availability

None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Cakephp	Cakephp	affected < 4.5.12	Not specified
CNA	Cakephp	Cakephp	affected >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5	Not specified
CNA	Cakephp	Cakephp	affected >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9	Not specified
CNA	Cakephp	Cakephp	affected >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14	Not specified
CNA	Cakephp	Cakephp	affected >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3f4d13ea4280067f3381ecf935a8bef5b7cdcc2e	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19520	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-vjqc-q4mp-2rvf	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/8699d6f38e25fe46fcc24f2b698809948e71ad7d	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.1.9	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.5.12	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.14	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/79e1d6bc6f3a50fa01805579076a02c77370c676	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/ab608711674ac662af7315c5cdf1e0fbe2000e45	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.6.5	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.7	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19528	[email protected]	github.com
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3349584ca3a891afaff2dbc324d6b1c09fb880f0	[email protected]	github.com
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