CWE-158 Null Byte Injection: How It Works and How to Stop It
A NUL byte can end a string early in one layer and not in another. How CWE-158 enables validation bypass and file disclosure, and how to fix it.
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A NUL byte can end a string early in one layer and not in another. How CWE-158 enables validation bypass and file disclosure, and how to fix it.
Missing closing quotes and brackets have crashed databases and caused overflows. How CWE-157 works and how to handle paired delimiters safely.
Extra, missing or odd whitespace can fool filters and hog CPU. A practical guide to CWE-156 with mail based examples and fixes.
A star or percent in user input can list files, bypass restrictions or blow up memory. How CWE-155 works and how to fix it with escaping and allowlists.
A dollar sign or percent sign in input can be expanded into a variable you never meant to expose. How CWE-154 happens and how to fix it.
Characters that trigger substitution can pull in data the author never meant to share. What CWE-153 means, who is exposed and how to fix it.
When a server expands macro characters from untrusted input, data can leak. A short guide to CWE-152, its observed cases and how to fix it.
Unneutralized comment markers let input hide text, merge fields or slip past warnings. How CWE-151 shows up in mail and markup, and how to fix it.
Terminal escape codes, mail tilde escapes and raw control characters can rewrite what users see. Here is how CWE-150 happens and how to fix it.
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