Cryptographic issues in Enterprise Security API - CVE-2013-5960
Published: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84855
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5960
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Enterprise Security API
Enterprise Security API
Software vendor:
OWASP
OWASP
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to authenticated-encryption feature in the symmetric-encryption implementation in the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) does not properly resist tampering with serialized ciphertext. A remote attacker can bypass intended cryptographic protection mechanisms via an attack against the intended cipher mode in a non-default configuration
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://code.google.com/p/owasp-esapi-java/issues/detail?id=306
- http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/esapi-dev/2013-August/002285.html
- http://owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62415
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/master/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.1.0.1-release-notes.txt
- https://github.com/esapi/esapi-java-legacy/issues/306
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/issues/359