Vulnerability in Httplib2
CVE-2020-11078
In httplib2 before version 0.18.0, an attacker controlling unescaped part of uri for `httplib2.Http.request()` could change request headers and body, send additional hidden requests to same server. This vulnerability impacts software that uses httplib2 with uri constructed by string concatenation, as opposed to proper urllib building with escaping. This has been fixed in 0.18.0.
Vulnerability class: CRLF Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.024 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Httplib2 — versions < 0.81.0
- Httplib2 Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/httplib2/httplib2/security/advisories/GHSA-gg84-qgv9-w4pq (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/httplib2/httplib2/commit/a1457cc31f3206cf691d11d2bf34e98865873e9e (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc9eff9572946142b657c900fe63ea4bbd3535911e8d4ce4d0… (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00000.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r23711190c2e98152cb6f216b95090d5eeb978543bb7e0bad2… (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r69a462e690b5f2c3d418a288a2c98ae764d58587bd0b5d6ab… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad8872fc99f670958c2774e2bf84ee32a3a0562a0c787465c… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f364000066748299b331b615ba51c62f55ab5b201ddce9a2… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11078?
- CVE-2020-11078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Httplib2, classified under CRLF Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11078?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.