CVE-2020-15400

Cross-Site Request Forgery in CakePHP

4.3 MediumFix available

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: CVE-2020-15400
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: CVE-2020-15400
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1061 No score

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: EUVD-2022-1061
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j33j-fg2g-mcv2 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery in CakePHP

CakePHP before 4.0.6 and 3.10.3 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: GHSA-j33j-fg2g-mcv2
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.3

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: CVE-2020-15400
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-15400 4.3

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15400
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-j33j-fg2g-mcv2 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery in CakePHP

CakePHP before 4.0.6 and 3.10.3 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: GHSA-j33j-fg2g-mcv2
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352, CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-15400 4.3

CakePHP before 4.0.6 mishandles CSRF token generation. This might be remotely exploitable in conjunction with XSS.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15400
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVCLSA-2026-1769647966 No score

TuxCare security update for cakephp/cakephp (2 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt cakephp/cakephp to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 2.10.24-p1+tuxcare.

Record: CLSA-2026-1769647966
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cakefoundation cakephp

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cakephp/cakephp` Packagist	4.0.0 up to 4.0.6	4.0.6
`cakephp/cakephp` Packagist	before 3.10.3	3.10.3
`cakephp/cakephp` TuxCare:Packagist From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	2.10.24 up to 2.10.24-p1+tuxcare	2.10.24-p1+tuxcare
`cakephp` Debian:11	All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.11-2.12.10.24-12.10.24-2	None known
`cakephp/cakephp` Packagist	4.0.0 up to 4.0.6, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.5	4.0.6
`cakephp/cakephp` Packagist	before 3.10.3, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.0-RC12.10.12.10.102.10.11 Show 45 moreShow less 2.10.122.10.132.10.142.10.152.10.162.10.172.10.182.10.192.10.22.10.202.10.212.10.222.10.232.10.242.10.32.10.42.10.52.10.62.10.72.10.82.10.92.4.102.4.52.4.62.4.72.4.82.4.92.5.02.5.0-RC12.5.0-RC22.5.0-beta2.5.12.5.22.5.32.5.42.5.52.5.62.5.72.5.82.5.92.6.02.6.0-RC12.6.0-beta2.6.12.6.10	3.10.3
`cakephp` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.2-12.8.0-12.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`cakephp` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.11-2	None known
`cakephp` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.11-2.12.10.24-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-15400 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Cakefoundation Cakephp, published June 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in cakephp/cakephp 4.0.6.

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