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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-23643

medium Nessus Plugin ID 291293

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. The PaginatorHelper::limitControl() method has a cross- site-scripting vulnerability via query string parameter manipulation. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.12 and 5.3.1. (CVE-2026-23643)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23643

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 291293

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_23643.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/17/2026

Updated: 1/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23643

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cakephp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23643