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CVE-2026-55590

MEDIUM
5.1
CVSS 4.0
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-55590
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-06-16 23:18 UTC
Published
2026-07-09 18:55 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-09 19:18 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-601
CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Vendor / Product
cakephp / authentication
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.1 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
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
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
cakephp authentication — < 2.11.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.6, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-601 cna CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.1 MEDIUM 4.0 cna 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
References (10)
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