CWE-150 - Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
CWE-150
- Abstraction:
- Variant
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Weakness Name
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
- Description
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component.
As data is parsed, an injected/absent/malformed delimiter may cause the process to take unexpected actions.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Integrity
Impact: Unexpected State
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2023-06-29
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