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CVE-2013-5679: Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java

May 17, 2022 (updated July 7, 2022)

The 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.

References

  • code.google.com/p/owasp-esapi-java/issues/detail?id=306
  • lists.owasp.org/pipermail/esapi-dev/2013-August/002285.html
  • owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcp9-796g-pv9p
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5679

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.0 before 2.1.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.0 or above.

Impact 2.6 LOW

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-310

Source file

maven/org.owasp.esapi/esapi/CVE-2013-5679.yml

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