CWE-235 4 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-235: Improper Handling of Extra Parameters

Overview

CWE-235 (Improper Handling of Extra Parameters) 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 does not handle or incorrectly handles when the number of parameters, fields, or arguments with the same name exceeds the expected amount.

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-2026-27851 2026-05-12 When safe filter is used with variable expansion, all following pipelines on the same string are incorrectly interpreted as safe too, enabling unsafe data to be unescaped. This can enable SQL / LDAP i…
CVE-2026-20083 2026-03-25 A vulnerability in the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) server feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition …
CVE-2024-47651 2024-10-04 This vulnerability exists in Shilpi Client Dashboard due to improper handling of multiple parameters in the API endpoint. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including…
CVE-2017-20160 2022-12-31 A vulnerability was found in flitto express-param up to 0.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file lib/fetchParams.js. The manipulation leads to improper handlin…

Previous names

  • Extra Parameter Error (2008-04-11)
  • Failure to Handle Extra Parameter (2009-03-10)

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 Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships, Relationship_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Description, Name
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 Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships
2013-07-17 CWE Content Team 2.5 updated Description, Type
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Time_of_Introduction
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
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 Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
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