cpp-httplib up to 0.5.8 Filter set_redirect/set_header Parameter injection

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A vulnerability was found in cpp-httplib up to 0.5.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function set_redirect/set_header of the component Filter. The manipulation of the argument Parameter as part of HTTP Response leads to injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-11709. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in cpp-httplib up to 0.5.8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function set_redirect/set_header of the component Filter. The manipulation of the argument Parameter as part of a HTTP Response leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 04/12/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-11709 since 04/12/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• cpp-httplib

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• 0.5.0
• 0.5.1
• 0.5.2
• 0.5.3
• 0.5.4
• 0.5.5
• 0.5.6
• 0.5.7
• 0.5.8

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