CWE-150
Overview
- CWE ID
- 150
- CWE Name
- Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
- CWE Abstraction
- Variant
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Incomplete
Description
The software 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.
Extended Description
As data is parsed, an injected/absent/malformed delimiter may cause the process to take unexpected actions.
Related CWEs
| CWE ID | View ID | Nature | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 1000 | ChildOf | Primary |