Sebastian Freis gave the guests a 1-0 lead early on, but Sami Khedira tied the score in the 22nd minute. Mario Gomez put Stuttgart ahead in the 68th before Ciprian Marica finished off Karlsruhe with a goal in the 87th.
Stuttgart now have 10 points - even with Hoffenheim and Hamburg - to be one point behind leaders Schalke.
Karlsruhe, who were hoping for their first victory in Stuttgart since 1965, remain on three points just outside the relegation zone.
Karlsruhe grabbed the lead after just eight minutes when Alexander Iashvili sent a high cross to the far left post where Freis was all alone to head into the near corner.
But Stuttgart evened things in the 22nd minute as Gomez gathered the ball, ran onto the left wing and crossed into the middle where Khedira headed in the equaliser.
The hosts missed a golden chance to pull ahead after 37 minutes when Cacau found Jan Simak, but his looping header from point-blank range gave Karlsruhe goalkeeper Markus Miller enough time to make the save.
Stuttgart keeper Jens Lehmann was unable to clear a ball seven minutes after the break but Michael Mutzel could not find the target.
Armin Veh's side finally grabbed the lead in the 68th minute when Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger lofted a pass over the Karlsruhe defence for Gomez, who beat Miller one-on-one to the left corner.
Marica ensured the win in the 87th minute when he beat the off-side trap, and then Miller, to seal the points.
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