CVE-2026-39963

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine. In versions 2.6-beta2 and below, the serendipity_setCookie() function in include/functions_config.inc.php uses $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] without validation as the domain parameter of setcookie(). An attacker who can influence the Host header at login time, such as via MITM, reverse proxy misconfiguration, or load balancer manipulation, can force authentication cookies including session tokens and auto-login tokens to be scoped to an attacker-controlled domain. This enables session fixation, token leakage to attacker-controlled infrastructure, and privilege escalation if an admin logs in under a poisoned Host header. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.0.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:2.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Apr 2026, 13:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:2.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time S9y serendipity
S9y
References () https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.6.0 - () https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.6.0 - Product
References () https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-4m6c-649p-f6gf - () https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-4m6c-649p-f6gf - Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation

15 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-15 04:17

Updated : 2026-04-23 13:58


NVD link : CVE-2026-39963

Mitre link : CVE-2026-39963

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39963


JSON object : View

Products Affected

s9y

  • serendipity
CWE
CWE-565

Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking