AEGLIX investigation
CVE-2026-39963 research
A source-linked research view connecting vulnerability evidence, reviewed campaign mentions, retained reporting and security tool listings.
Evidence summary
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 ver...
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
CVSS: 6.9 · EPSS: 0.22% (2026-10-27)
Source retrieved 2026-10-28T10:19:06.724641+00:00. Read the full record and affected versions before making a patch decision.
Campaign content mentioning this CVE
Only published campaigns that passed the existing source-review gate are included. A textual mention does not establish exploitation or campaign membership.
No exact mention was found in the checked published campaign content.
Stored reporting mentioning this CVE
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No exact mention was found in the checked stored news excerpts.
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- github.com
Find referenced tools in Arsenal
Search published listings whose documented CVE-reference field contains CVE-2026-39963. An empty result is valid. A reference does not establish safety, exploit reliability or suitability for your environment.
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Coverage and interpretation
Exact CVE mentions in stored public excerpts and reviewed campaign content only. A mention is not proof of exploitation, attribution or tool suitability. Missing matches do not establish absence.
Checked up to 100 candidate excerpts and 100 candidate campaigns; at most 10 results per section are shown. No external search or scan ran while loading this page.