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Critical · 9.2 Public exploit CVE-2026-77635 EUVD-2026-65121GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq

CakePHP: FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() vulerable to SQL injection with PostgresDriver

Published Aug 24, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Vendor: cakephp Product: cakephp Product: cakephp/database Package: cakephp Package: cakephp Package: cakephp/cakephp Package: cakephp/database Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Packagist Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. Prior to versions 5.1.10, 5.2.15, and 5.3.7 on their respective release lines, FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue() with PostgresDriver is vulnerable to SQL injection when user-controlled data is supplied to the jsonPath parameter. This issue is fixed in versions 5.1.10, 5.2.15, and 5.3.7.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
cakephp cakephp >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 —
cakephp cakephp/database >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 11 cakephp No fix yet —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS cakephp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cakephp No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS cakephp No fix yet —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • abraxas/CVE-2026-77635 ★ 0 · Sep 19, 2026

    CVE-2026-77635 - CakePHP - Critical 9.2 - Unauthenticated GET /?path= - SQL Injection

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist cakephp/cakephp >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 5.3.7 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq
Packagist cakephp/cakephp >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15 5.2.15 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq
Packagist cakephp/cakephp >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10 5.1.10 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq
Packagist cakephp/database >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 5.3.7 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq
Packagist cakephp/database >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15 5.2.15 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq
Packagist cakephp/database >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.10 5.1.10 GHSA-fxf7-vhh8-7vpq

References