CVE-2019-11458
Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-11458- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-11458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0800 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhrx-hcm6-pmrw
Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP
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.
- Record
GHSA-qhrx-hcm6-pmrw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-11458- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qhrx-hcm6-pmrw
Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP
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.
- Record
GHSA-qhrx-hcm6-pmrw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.0.0 up to 3.5.18 | 3.5.18 |
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.6.0 up to 3.6.15 | 3.6.15 |
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.7 | 3.7.7 |
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.0.0 up to 3.5.18, plus listed versions 3.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.13 Show 45 moreShow less3.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.193.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.93.1.03.1.0-RC13.1.0-beta3.1.0-beta23.1.13.1.103.1.113.1.123.1.133.1.143.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.1.63.1.73.1.83.1.93.2.03.2.0-RC13.2.13.2.103.2.113.2.123.2.133.2.143.2.23.2.33.2.43.2.53.2.6 |
3.5.18 |
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.6.0 up to 3.6.15, plus listed versions 3.6.13.6.103.6.113.6.123.6.13 Show 9 moreShow less3.6.143.6.23.6.33.6.43.6.53.6.63.6.73.6.83.6.9 |
3.6.15 |
cakephp/cakephpPackagist |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.7, plus listed versions 3.7.13.7.23.7.33.7.43.7.53.7.6 |
3.7.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11458 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cakephp, published May 8, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in cakephp/cakephp 3.5.18.
References
github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases
bakery.cakephp.org/2019/04/23/cakephp_377_3615_3518_released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11458
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Left out here: 67 versions. The JSON record has them.