Serendipity before 2.6.1 contains an authentication context confusion vulnerability where password validation and session loading operate independently without ensuring both use the same user record. An authenticated Editor can create a username collision with an Administrator account and obtain administrative privileges by logging in with their own password while the session loads the Administrator's account data.

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Description Serendipity before 2.6.1 contains an authentication context confusion vulnerability where password validation and session loading operate independently without ensuring both use the same user record. An authenticated Editor can create a username collision with an Administrator account and obtain administrative privileges by logging in with their own password while the session loads the Administrator's account data.
Title Serendipity < 2.6.1 Authentication Bypass via Username Collision
First Time appeared S9y
S9y serendipity
Weaknesses CWE-304
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products S9y
S9y serendipity
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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Updated: 2026-07-30T13:57:51.756Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T13:36:36.277Z

Link: CVE-2026-67351

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Updated: 2026-07-30T16:30:05Z

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