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CVE-2013-5960 Detail

Description

The authenticated-encryption feature in the symmetric-encryption implementation in the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) for Java 2.x before 2.1.0.1 does not properly resist tampering with serialized ciphertext, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended cryptographic protection mechanisms via an attack against the intended cipher mode in a non-default configuration, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5679.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://code.google.com/p/owasp-esapi-java/issues/detail?id=306 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/esapi-dev/2013-August/002285.html CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62415 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/master/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.1.0.1-release-notes.txt CVE, MITRE Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/issues/359 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/esapi/esapi-java-legacy/issues/306 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-5960
NVD Published Date:
09/30/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE