---
id: CVE-2026-119419
title: >-
  CakePHP through 5.4.3 SQL Injection via StringExpression and
  IdentifierExpression Collation
summary: >-
  CakePHP through 5.4.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows
  attackers to inject SQL by supplying unvalidated collation values to
  StringExpression and IdentifierExpression. Attackers controlling a collation
  name passed to th…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: cakephp
product: cakephp
affected:
  - cakephp <= 5.4.3
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T11:30:50.862Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119419'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/ae8c354cf825aeb7090ea4b48ce98142446f3ac9
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/21951faea40060dcc5cc1da3159056df66816d3c
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/d04d342c3d1e0bac7ce7661bc098902cc412e595
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/ac07372e6a3045ce2030701a5bc5ed71aa2b4b82
  - url: 'https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19726'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Database/Expression/StringExpression.php#L77
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Database/Expression/IdentifierExpression.php#L106
  - url: 'https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/cakephp-collate-sqli'
  - url: 'https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cakephp-through-5.4.3-sql-injection-via-stringexpression-and-identifierexpression-collation
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: CakePHP through 5.4.3 SQL Injection via
      StringExpression and IdentifierExpression Collation
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00394
epssPercentile: 0.33558
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T10:42:03.640Z'
---

## Overview

CakePHP through 5.4.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject SQL by supplying unvalidated collation values to StringExpression and IdentifierExpression. Attackers controlling a collation name passed to the constructor or setCollation() can append SQL after the unquoted COLLATE clause, affecting every database driver within the connection's privileges.

## Affected

- `cakephp <= 5.4.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.