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CVE-2013-5979: MAC Bypass in Symmetric Encryption

October 2, 2013 (updated August 13, 2018)

This package allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. in the p parameter to index.php.

References

  • blog.h3xstream.com/2013/08/esapi-when-authenticated-encryption.html
  • owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf
  • www.synacktiv.com/ressources/synacktiv_owasp_esapi_hmac_bypass.pdf
  • web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-5679

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.0 or above.

Impact 5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

maven/org.owasp.esapi/esapi/CVE-2013-5979.yml

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