Fixes #4889: Application was getting into redirect loop when user wasn't allowed…

framework/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
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 - Bug #4471: `yii\caching\ApcCache::getValues()` now returns array in case of APC is installed but not enabled in CLI mode (samdark, cebe)
+- Bug #4889: Application was getting into redirect loop when user wasn't allowed accessing login page. Now shows 403 (samdark)
 - Bug #5402: Debugger was not loading when there were closures in asset classes (samdark)
 - Bug #5570: `yii\bootstrap\Tabs` would throw an exception if `content` is not set for one of its `items` (RomeroMsk)
 - Bug #5584: `yii\rbac\DbRbacManager` should not delete items when deleting a rule on a database not supporting cascade update (mdmunir)

framework/web/User.php

@@ -422,10 +422,12 @@ class User extends Component
             $this->setReturnUrl($request->getUrl());
         }
         if ($this->loginUrl !== null) {
-            return Yii::$app->getResponse()->redirect($this->loginUrl);
-        } else {
-            throw new ForbiddenHttpException(Yii::t('yii', 'Login Required'));
+            $loginUrl = (array)$this->loginUrl;
+            if ($loginUrl[0] !== Yii::$app->requestedRoute) {
+                return Yii::$app->getResponse()->redirect($this->loginUrl);
+            }
         }
+        throw new ForbiddenHttpException(Yii::t('yii', 'Login Required'));
     }
 
     /**