function parsePath (path, sep) {
  if (path.indexOf('[') >= 0) {
    path = path.replace(/\[/g, '.').replace(/]/g, '')
  }
  return path.split(sep)
}
The software constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.