CVE-2026-103930

cpp-httplib open_stream serializes CRLF in request target into HTTP request line

State
Published
Severity
3.7 Low
Published
Oct 14, 2026
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
Reserved
Oct 1, 2026

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Description

cpp-httplib is a C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS library. From 0.29.0 until 0.51.0, Client::open_stream in httplib.h accepts a caller-controlled path that reaches detail::write_request_line() without the detail::encode_path() protection used by the ordinary buffered request path. Raw carriage-return and line-feed bytes in the path can therefore split the outbound HTTP/1.1 request line and inject attacker-shaped request metadata. Exploitation requires an embedding application to pass remote user input into the open_stream path and a backend or intermediary that interprets the injected bytes; the established impact is modification of backend-visible request data, not direct confidentiality or availability impact. This issue is fixed in version 0.51.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.13.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cpp-httplibyhirose
  • >= 0.29.0, < 0.51.0Affected

References

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