#VU79777 HTTP response splitting in Cpp-httplib
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79777
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Cpp-httplib
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Vendor: Cpp-httplib Project
Description
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 via the Content-Type HTTP header in Patch, Post, Put and Delete requests. 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Cpp-httplib: 0.2.0 - 0.12.3
External links
http://gist.github.com/dellalibera/094aece17a86069a7d27f93c8aba2280
http://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.12.4
http://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/5b397d455d25a391ba346863830c1949627b4d08
http://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-YHIROSECPPHTTPLIB-5591194
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JY2E7EIRWQMKH6GY4OZOWWBZBY3Q7CGS/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
