Description
cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to version 0.30.0, the ``write_headers`` function does not check for CR & LF characters in user supplied headers, allowing untrusted header value to escape header lines. This vulnerability allows attackers to add extra headers, modify request body unexpectedly & trigger an SSRF attack. When combined with a server that supports http1.1 pipelining (springboot, python twisted etc), this can be used for server side request forgery (SSRF). Version 0.30.0 fixes this issue.
References
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.30.0
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-wpc6-j37r-jcx7
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.5 · High
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Analyzed
Published
2026-01-01T18:15:41.057Z
2 weeks agoLast modified
2026-01-06T18:20:44.533Z
2 weeks ago