Cookie Poisoning

Description

This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate cookie values by injecting malicious data into the query string or POST requests. This can lead to unintended consequences, such as session hijacking or stealing sensitive information.

Recommendation

To mitigate this risk, ensure that user-input cannot control cookie names and values. Implement input validation and sanitization to prevent semicolons from being used as name-value pair delimiters.

Written by

Anandhu Krishnan

Lead Engineer

Anandhu is an accomplished Senior Lead Engineer with a strong focus on back-end development. His expertise lies in architecting and optimizing the core of software applications to ensure they run smoothly and efficiently. With a meticulous attention to detail and a deep understanding of data management and server-side operations, Anandhu has been a driving force behind the success of various back-end projects.