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.
Published: 2026-07-09
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hhpq-7wg4-36jm CakePHP Authentication: Open redirect weakness via backslash bypass
History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cakephp
Cakephp authentication
Vendors & Products Cakephp
Cakephp authentication

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title CakePHP: Open redirect weakness via backslash bypass
Weaknesses CWE-601
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}


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Cakephp Authentication
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-09T19:18:12.885Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:18:03.170Z

Link: CVE-2026-55590

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-09T19:18:08.745Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T19:45:05Z

Weaknesses