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Echo: cpp-httplib: security update to 0.18.7-1+e3

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459402

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.20.1, cpp-
 httplib does not have a limit for a unique line, permitting an attacker to explore this to allocate memory
 arbitrarily. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.20.1. NOTE: This vulnerability is related to CVE-2025-53629.
 (CVE-2025-53628)

Solution

Update the cpp-httplib library and its related packages to version 0.18.7-1+e3 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-53628

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 459402

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.49

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53628

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 2.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53628