High
Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-11709
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2020-11709
Complete source record
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