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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    05 Aug 2025, 20:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:yhirose:cpp-httplib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time | 
        
        Yhirose
         Yhirose cpp-httplib  | 
21 Nov 2024, 04:58
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2020-04-12 14:15
Updated : 2025-08-05 20:28
NVD link : CVE-2020-11709
Mitre link : CVE-2020-11709
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-11709
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                yhirose
- cpp-httplib
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-74
                        
            Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
