CakePHP up to 5.1.9/5.2.14/5.3.6 jsonValue jsonPath sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in CakePHP up to 5.1.9/5.2.14/5.3.6. Impacted is the function FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue. Executing a manipulation of the argument jsonPath can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-77635. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in CakePHP up to 5.1.9/5.2.14/5.3.6. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function FunctionsBuilder::jsonValue. The manipulation of the argument jsonPath with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-77635 since 08/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

Upgrading to version 5.1.10, 5.2.15 or 5.3.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Name

• CakePHP

Version

• 5.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.1.2
• 5.1.3
• 5.1.4
• 5.1.5
• 5.1.6
• 5.1.7
• 5.1.8
• 5.1.9
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 5.2.11
• 5.2.12
• 5.2.13
• 5.2.14
• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6

Website

• Product: https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/

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