The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes delimiters.
View on MITREDevelopers should anticipate that delimiters will be injected/removed/manipulated in the input vectors of their product. Use an appropriate combination of denylists and allowlists to ensure only valid, expected and appropriate input is processed by the system.
No detection method information available for this CWE.
Multiple internal space, insufficient quoting - program does not use proper delimiter between values.
View DetailsAttacker inserts carriage returns and "|" field separator characters to add new user/privileges.
View DetailsLinebreak in field of PHP script allows admin privileges when written to data file.
View DetailsCWE-140: Improper Neutralization of Delimiters is a Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entry maintained by MITRE. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes delimiters.
If exploited, CWE-140 (Improper Neutralization of Delimiters) it can compromise Integrity, leading to outcomes such as Unexpected State.
Recommended mitigations for CWE-140 include: Developers should anticipate that delimiters will be injected/removed/manipulated in the input vectors of their product. Use an appropriate combination of denylists and allowlists to ensure only valid, expected and appropriate input is processed by the system.
MITRE documents real CVEs mapped to CWE-140, including CVE-2003-0307, CVE-2000-0293, CVE-2001-0527 and CVE-2002-0267. You can look up the full details of each CVE, including CVSS scores and remediation guidance, on our CVE Lookup tool.
A CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) like CWE-140 describes a category of software weakness — the underlying flaw type. A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identifies a specific, real-world vulnerability in a particular product. In short, a CWE is the kind of mistake, and a CVE is an instance of that mistake being found in software.