# Improper Handling of Extra Parameters (CWE-235)

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when the number of parameters, fields, or arguments with the same name exceeds the expected amount.

**Stack:** JavaScript

- Prevalence: Media 2 lenguajes cubiertos
- Impact: Medio Se recomienda revisión
- Prevention: Documentada 2 ejemplos de corrección

**OWASP:** Injection (A03:2021-Injection) - #3

## Description

When applications receive duplicate parameters, they may process them inconsistently, leading to security bypasses or logic errors. Different frameworks may select the first, last, or combine duplicate parameters.

## Prevention

Estrategias de prevención para Improper Handling of Extra Parameters basadas en 1 reglas de detección de Shoulder.

### JavaScript

Add hpp middleware to normalize duplicate query parameters

## Warning Signs

- [LOW] Request parameters used without HPP protection.
Express converts duplicate query/body params to arrays, which can bypass
- [LOW] missing HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) protection in Express

## Consequences

- Eludir mecanismo de protección
- Modificar datos de la aplicación

## Mitigations

- Define y aplica una política para manejar parámetros duplicados
- Rechaza solicitudes con parámetros duplicados sensibles a la seguridad
- Usa frameworks que gestionen los duplicados de forma coherente

## Detection

- Total rules: 2
- Languages: javascript, typescript, python

## Rules by Language

### Javascript (1 rules)

- **HTTP Parameter Pollution Prevention in Express.js** [LOW]: Detects missing HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) protection in Express.js applications.
  - Remediation: Option 1 - Add hpp middleware (recommended):
  npm install hpp
  const hpp = require('hpp');
  app.use(hpp());

Option 2 - Validate parameters manually:
  const value = Array.isArray(req.query.param)
    ? req.query.param[0]  // Take first value
    : req.query.param;

### Typescript (1 rules)

- **HTTP Parameter Pollution Prevention in Express.js** [LOW]: Detects missing HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) protection in Express.js applications.
  - Remediation: Option 1 - Add hpp middleware (recommended):
  npm install hpp
  const hpp = require('hpp');
  app.use(hpp());

Option 2 - Validate parameters manually:
  const value = Array.isArray(req.query.param)
    ? req.query.param[0]  // Take first value
    : req.query.param;