CWE-86: Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages

ID CWE-86
Abstraction Variant
Structure Simple
Status Draft
Number of CVEs 5
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes invalid characters or byte sequences in the middle of tag names, URI schemes, and other identifiers.

Some web browsers may remove these sequences, resulting in output that may have unintended control implications. For example, the product may attempt to remove a "javascript:" URI scheme, but a "java%00script:" URI may bypass this check and still be rendered as active javascript by some browsers, allowing XSS or other attacks.

Modes of Introduction

Phase Note
Implementation

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-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Base Simple Stable
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Base Simple Draft
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict Class Simple Incomplete

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPECâ„¢) 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-73 User-Controlled Filename CWE-86
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting CWE-86
CAPEC-247 XSS Using Invalid Characters CWE-86

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
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