SB2020041209 - HTTP response splitting in cpp-httplib
Published: April 12, 2020 Updated: August 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020041209
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11709)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not correclty process CRLF character sequences passed into the set_redirect() and set_header() functions. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.