CVE-2013-5960 (GCVE-0-2013-5960)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-09-30 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:29
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2349 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2013-08-21 00:00
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