Open Redirect Affecting cakephp/authentication package, versions <3.3.6>=4.0.0, <4.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-CAKEPHPAUTHENTICATION-17660424
  • published27 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Jun 2026
  • creditedorian

Introduced: 17 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-55590  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade cakephp/authentication to version 3.3.6, 4.1.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Open Redirect in the getLoginRedirect function. An attacker can redirect users to an attacker-controlled hostname by exploiting a backslash bypass in the redirect target.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1