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Cakephp CVE-2019-11458

HIGH
Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
2019-05-08 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Safe deserialization, type allowlists
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 2.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in SmtpTransport in CakePHP 3.7.6. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.

Affected Packages

composer cakephp/cakephp fix: 3.5.18, 3.6.15, 3.7.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in composer

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. An issue was discovered in SmtpTransport in CakePHP 3.7.6. An unserialized object with modified internal properties can trigger arbitrary file overwriting upon destruction. Affected products include: Cakephp.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in SmtpTransport in CakePHP 3.7.6. An unserialized object with modified internal properties can trigger arbitrary file overwriting upon destruction.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 22% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 2.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Insecure deserialization occurs when an application converts serialized data (a stream of bytes representing an object's state) back into a living object without proper validation.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE-2016-4793 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 23

The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP head

CVE-2015-8379 HIGH POC
8.8 Jan 26

CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method pa

CVE-2023-22727 CRITICAL
9.8 Jan 17

CakePHP is a development framework for PHP web apps. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely

CVE-2026-79752 CRITICAL
9.2 Sep 17

SQL injection in the CakePHP PHP framework (versions prior to 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, and 5.3.7) allows unauthenti

CVE-2026-77635 CRITICAL
9.2 Aug 24

SQL injection in CakePHP's database layer allows attackers to inject arbitrary SQL when an application uses FunctionsBui

CVE-2026-119419 CRITICAL
9.2 Oct 30

SQL injection in CakePHP 5.4.3 and earlier allows an attacker who can influence a collation name passed to the StringExp

CVE-2026-119418 CRITICAL
9.2 Oct 30

SQL injection in CakePHP through 5.4.3 allows an attacker who can influence window-function query parameters to inject S

CVE-2026-77337 CRITICAL
9.1 Aug 24

Authentication bypass in the CakePHP Authentication plugin's CookieAuthenticator (versions before 2.11.2, 3.0.0-3.3.6, a

CVE-2026-77634 HIGH
8.2 Aug 24

Email header injection in CakePHP's Mailer component allows CRLF sequences embedded in custom header values to split SMT

CVE-2026-48820 MEDIUM
6.3 Jun 17

Local file inclusion in CakePHP's View::_getElementFileName() allows remote attackers to include arbitrary PHP files fro

CVE-2026-119417 MEDIUM
6.3 Oct 30

Email header injection in CakePHP's SmtpTransport and MailTransport lets data that an application places into custom mai

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