Improper Neutralization of Section Delimiters
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as section delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component.
Description
As data is parsed, an injected/absent/malformed delimiter may cause the process to take unexpected actions.
One example of a section delimiter is the boundary string in a multipart MIME message. In many cases, doubled line delimiters can serve as a section delimiter.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper neutralization.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Tainted Input to Command cluster (SFP24).
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This view (slice) lists weaknesses that can be introduced during implementation.
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