CVE-2026-21428
PUBLISHED 1/1/2026 a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Technical 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.
Affected Products
yhirose
cpp-httplib
< 0.30.0
References
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-wpc6-j37r-jcx7
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-wpc6-j37r-jcx7
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/98048a033a532ff22320ce1d11789f8d5710dfcd
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/98048a033a532ff22320ce1d11789f8d5710dfcd
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.30.0
https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.30.0
Impact Analysis
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None