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

Impact 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. Patches Patched...

GHSA-WPVJ-HJCR-H3P2 CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

Impact 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. Patches Patched...

PHP Remote File Inclusion

Overview cakephp/cakephp is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like Associative Data Mapping, Front Controller, and MVC. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to PHP Remote File Inclusion in the View::getElementFileName method, which does no...

CVE-2026-48820

The CakePHP CVE-2026-48820 vulnerability affects View::_getElementFileName(), where the resolved element path is not validated to be within the application/plugin view template paths. This can allow crafted user-supplied data to include other PHP files on the server. Affected versions span 4.5.11...

CVE-2026-48820 CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

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...

CVE-2026-48820

Removed by vendor...

CVE-2026-48820 CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

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...