CWE-146: Improper Neutralization of Expression/Command Delimiters

ID CWE-146

Abstraction Variant

Structure Simple

Status Incomplete

Number of CVEs 4

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as expression or command delimiters 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.

Modes of Introduction

Phase	Note
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Applicable Platforms

Type	Class	Name	Prevalence
Language	Not Language-Specific

Relationships

View			Weakness
# ID	View	Status	# ID	Name	Abstraction	Structure	Status
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-140	Improper Neutralization of Delimiters	Base	Simple	Draft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC™) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.

CAPEC at Mitre.org

# ID	Name	Weaknesses
CAPEC-6	Argument Injection	CWE-146
CAPEC-15	Command Delimiters	CWE-146

CVEs Published

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# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date