CWE-141 8 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-141: Improper Neutralization of Parameter/Argument Delimiters

Overview

CWE-141 (Improper Neutralization of Parameter/Argument Delimiters) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as parameter or argument delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2023-28815 2025-10-17 Some versions of Hikvision's iSecure Center Product contain insufficient parameter validation, resulting in a command injection vulnerability. Attackers may exploit this to gain platform privileges an…
CVE-2025-20338 2025-09-24 A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system…
CVE-2025-31329 2025-05-13 SAP NetWeaver is vulnerable to an Information Disclosure vulnerability caused by the injection of malicious instructions into user configuration settings. An attacker with administrative privileges ca…
CVE-2024-0840 2024-04-29 The Grandstream UCM Series IP PBX before firmware version 1.0.20.52 is affected by a parameter injection vulnerability in the HTTP interface. A remote and authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary …
CVE-2022-41665 2022-10-11 A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA00-0AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA00-2AA0) (All versions < V3.10), SICAM P850 (7KG8500-0AA10-0AA0) (All versions < V…
CVE-2022-29873 2022-05-20 A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM T (All versions < V3.0). Affected devices do not properly validate parameters of certain GET and POST requests. This could allow an unauthenticated attacke…
CVE-2022-29872 2022-05-20 A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM T (All versions < V3.0). Affected devices do not properly validate parameters of POST requests. This could allow an authenticated attacker to set the devic…
CVE-2020-7868 2021-06-29 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in helpUS(remote administration tool) due to improper validation of parameter of ShellExecutionExA function used for login.

Previous names

  • Parameter Delimiter (2008-04-11)
  • Failure to Sanitize Parameter/Argument Delimiters (2010-04-05)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-07-27 CWE Content Team 1.5 updated Potential_Mitigations
2010-04-05 CWE Content Team 1.8.1 updated Description, Name
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Potential_Mitigations
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2011-06-27 CWE Content Team 2.0 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated References, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2017-05-03 CWE Content Team 2.11 updated Potential_Mitigations
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Potential_Mitigations
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description, Potential_Mitigations
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
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