Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11709
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the qtwebengine-opensource-src package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11709 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11709 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/issues/425 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gist.github.com/shouc/a9330df817128bc4c4132abf3de09495 x_refsource_MISC