HTTP response splitting via unfiltered CRLF
Published Apr 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
CRLF injection in cpp-httplib 0.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to split HTTP responses with crafted header values. Response::set_header stores supplied names and values unchanged, and Response::set_redirect forwards its URL to that setter; write_headers then serializes embedded CRLF bytes as new header lines. The flaw is reachable only when an application passes attacker-controlled data into either setter, allowing response-header injection such as an attacker-chosen Set-Cookie field.
Summary
What happened
CRLF injection in cpp-httplib 0.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to split HTTP responses with crafted header values. Response::set_header stores supplied names and values unchanged, and Response::set_redirect forwards its URL to that setter; write_headers then serializes embedded CRLF bytes as new header lines. The flaw is reachable only when an application passes attacker-controlled data into either setter, allowing response-header injection such as an attacker-chosen Set-Cookie field.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-11709
- Published
- Apr 12, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-74, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- httplib_poc.ccproof of concept · demonstrated
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