CVE-2026-55590
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CVE-2026-55590 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Prior to 2.11.1, 3.3.6, and 4.1.1, the getLoginRedirect() method contains a weakness to backslash bypasses that allows redirect targets with attacker-controlled hostnames through the redirect query string parameter. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
CakePHP Authentication is an authentication plugin for CakePHP that can also be used in PSR-7 based applications. Prior to 2.11.1, 3.3.6, and 4.1.1, the getLoginRedirect() method contains a weakness to backslash bypasses that allows redirect targets with attacker-controlled hostnames through the redirect query string parameter. This issue is fixed in versions 2.11.1, 3.3.6, and 4.1.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cakephp | Cakephp | < 2.11.1 |
| Cakephp | Cakephp | >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.6 |
| Cakephp | Cakephp | >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/795Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/796Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/pull/799Issue Tracking, Patch
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