CVE-2013-5679

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-5679
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-09-30 17:09:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe authenticated-encryption feature in the symmetric-encryption implementation in the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) for Java 2.x before 2.1.0 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 authenticity in the default configuration, involving a null MAC and a zero MAC length.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Owasp Enterprise Security Api 2.0 All All All
Application Owasp Enterprise Security Api 2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 306 - owasp-esapi-java - Crypto MAC by-pass makes default ESAPI symmetric encrytion using CBC mode vulnerable to padding oracle attacks - OWASP Enterprise Security API (Java Edition) - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit
OWASP ESAPI CBC Mode HMAC Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[Esapi-dev] ESAPI Java and Authenticated encryption implementation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.owasp.org
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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