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CVE-2026-55590GHSA-HHPQ-7WG4-36JM

CakePHP: Open redirect weakness via backslash bypass

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.11.1, 3.3.6, 4.1.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • cakephp authentication

    fixed in 2.11.1; From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.3.6; From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.1.1

  • cakephp/authenticationPackagist

    From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.3.6

  • cakephp/authenticationPackagist

    From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.1.1

  • cakephp/authenticationPackagist

    fixed in 2.11.1

References 10

GitHub · cakephp/authentication