cakephp / cakephp/authentication
2.x affected by CVE-2026-55590
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- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 118
- Forks
- 104
- Avg merge
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Description
At the moment composer refuses to install cakephp/authentication 2.x because it is affected by CVE-2026-55590. The wiki says that 2.x is not EOL yet. Do you have plans to backport the fix to 2.x as well?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the CVE-2026-55590 advisory and the wiki statement that authentication 2.x is not EOL, then inspect how Composer currently identifies the affected 2.x release. The issue is complete when the security fix is backported to 2.x and Composer no longer refuses its installation; confirm the result against the advisory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- authentication, backend, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100