Vulnerability in cakephp/queue (CVE-2026-54713)
Summary
Vulnerability in cakephp/queue (CVE-2026-54713). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via shouldBeUnique. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.3.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Impact
For jobs with shouldBeUnique = true the queue plugin will generate a 'unique identifier' based on the job class, method and parameters. If user data is supplied, a malicious user could create collisions, resulting in legitimate jobs being dropped.
Patches
Upgrade to 2.3.1
Workarounds
You can disable shouldBeUnique and handle idempotency in application code.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-54713 has been found in cakephp/queue.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like shouldBeUnique over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: upgrade cakephp/queue to 2.3.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "cakephp/queue CVE-2026-54713" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-54713 (cakephp/queue) — CWE-1023 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: shouldBeUnique
Patched: 2.3.1 — apply immediately
Workaround: You can disable shouldBeUnique and handle idempotency in application code.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-1023) exists in cakephp/queue. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via shouldBeUnique without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of cakephp/queue. Attack surface: shouldBeUnique.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 2.3.1.
Workaround: You can disable shouldBeUnique and handle idempotency in application code.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'cakephp/queue' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'cakephp/queue' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
cakephp/queueを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
You can disable `shouldBeUnique` and handle idempotency in application code.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、You can disable
shouldBeUniqueand handle idempotency in application code. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。 -
3Apply patch patch
Upgrade cakephp/queue to 2.3.1ステージング環境で 2.3.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
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