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title: "CVE-2026-79752: CakePHP: Multiple methods in FunctionsBuilder vulnerable to SQL injection"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-79752/
description: "CVE-2026-79752 (cakephp/database (Composer (PHP))): 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…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-09-17
date_modified: 2026-09-24
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-79752"
kev: false
cvss: 9.2
epss: 0.00621
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2026-79752: CakePHP: Multiple methods in FunctionsBuilder vulnerable to SQL injection

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.6% , percentile 49: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes cakephp/database (Composer (PHP)) >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, fixed in 4.6.5 ; cakephp/database (Composer (PHP)) >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9, fixed in 5.1.9 ; cakephp/database (Composer (PHP)) >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14, fixed in 5.2.14 ; cakephp/database (Composer (PHP)) >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7, fixed in 5.3.7 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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.

## Affected packages

- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/database` >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5 → fixed: 4.6.5
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/database` >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9 → fixed: 5.1.9
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/database` >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14 → fixed: 5.2.14
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/database` >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 → fixed: 5.3.7
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/cakephp` < 4.5.12 → fixed: 4.5.12
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/cakephp` >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5 → fixed: 4.6.5
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/cakephp` >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9 → fixed: 5.1.9
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/cakephp` >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14 → fixed: 5.2.14
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/cakephp` >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 → fixed: 5.3.7
- Composer (PHP) `cakephp/database` >= 3.0.0, < 4.5.12 → fixed: 4.5.12

## Affected products (CVE record)

- cakephp cakephp: < 4.5.12, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.9, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 4.0: 9.2 `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`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.2 `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`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 49.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-vjqc-q4mp-2rvf](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjqc-q4mp-2rvf)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-79752](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79752)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-79752](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79752)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-vjqc-q4mp-2rvf)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19520)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19528)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3349584ca3a891afaff2dbc324d6b1c09fb880f0)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3f4d13ea4280067f3381ecf935a8bef5b7cdcc2e)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/79e1d6bc6f3a50fa01805579076a02c77370c676)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/8699d6f38e25fe46fcc24f2b698809948e71ad7d)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/ab608711674ac662af7315c5cdf1e0fbe2000e45)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.5.12)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.6.5)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.1.9)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.14)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.7)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.1.8)
- [github.com](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/4730e774bd3b9caa90d67af49e27a12033ec3c71)

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