TI-2016-08070 Aliases CVE-2016-9964 GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437

redirect() in bottle.py in bottle 0.12.10 doesn't filter a "\r\n" sequence, which leads…

LOW 32CWE-93Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

redirect() in bottle.py in bottle 0.12.10 doesn't filter a "\r\n" sequence, which leads to a CRLF attack, as demonstrated by a redirect("233\r\nSet-Cookie: name=salt") call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01761 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed bottle (PyPI): 0.12.11

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	bottle (PyPI)	0.10.1 to before 0.12.11	0.12.11	Patch available	GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
bottle (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.10.1 to before 0.12.11 Fixed in 0.12.11 Patch available GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bottlepy:bottle:0.12.10:::::::*	0.12.10	Vulnerable	Bottlepy
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:bottlepy:bottle:0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.10 Vulnerable ·Bottlepy
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437 bottle (PyPI) Fixed in 0.12.11 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9964
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6f7-hghw-g437

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 4

Sources

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