CVE-2020-6858

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

Hotels Styx through 1.0.0.beta8 allows HTTP response splitting due to CRLF Injection. This is exploitable if untrusted user input can appear in a response header.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 55.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 12, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/HotelsDotCom/styx/security/advisories/GHSA-6v7p-v754-j89v
cve@mitrehttps://twitter.com/JLLeitschuh
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/HotelsDotCom/styx/security/advisories/GHSA-6v7p-v754-j89v
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://twitter.com/JLLeitschuh

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
com.hotels.styx:styx-api	0.0.1.beta6 ... v0.0.5 (11 versions)	1.0.0-rc1	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-27 06:39 UTCEG score recompute
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2026-05-24 05:07 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-6858?

CVE-2020-6858 is a medium vulnerability published on March 12, 2020. Hotels Styx through 1.0.0.beta8 allows HTTP response splitting due to CRLF Injection. This is exploitable if untrusted user input can appear in a response header.

When was CVE-2020-6858 disclosed?

CVE-2020-6858 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 12, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-6858 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-6858 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 55.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-6858?

CVE-2020-6858 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-6858?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-6858, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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