VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-11709
cpp-httplib through 0.5.8 does not filter \r\n in parameters passed into the set_redirect and set_header functions, which creates possibilities for CRLF injection and HTTP response splitting in some specific contexts.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cpp-httplib through 0.5.8 does not filter \r\n in parameters passed into the set_redirect and set_header functions, which creates possibilities for CRLF injection and HTTP response splitting in some specific contexts.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- yhirose/cpp-httplib
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.