CVE-2013-5679
Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.6
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5679- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5679- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4332 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4332- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcp9-796g-pv9p No score
Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java
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.
- Record
GHSA-jcp9-796g-pv9p- Weakness
- CWE-325
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jcp9-796g-pv9p No score
Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java
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.
- Record
GHSA-jcp9-796g-pv9p- Weakness
- CWE-325
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0064 No score
Updated owasp-esapi-java packages fix CVE-2013-5679
Updated owasp-esapi-java packages fix security vulnerability:
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 (CVE-2013-5679).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0064- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.owasp.esapi:esapiMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
org.owasp.esapi:esapiMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.1.0, plus listed versions 2.0.12.0GA2.0_rc102.0_rc112.0_rc9 |
2.1.0 |
owasp-esapi-javaMageia:4 |
before 2.1.0-1.mga4 | 2.1.0-1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-5679 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Owasp Enterprise Security Api, published September 30, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.43%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in org.owasp.esapi:esapi 2.1.0.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/62415
lists.owasp.org/pipermail/esapi-dev/2013-August/002285.html
code.google.com/p/owasp-esapi-java/issues/detail?id=306
owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5679
github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/commit/41138fef5f63d9cf0d5e05d2bee2c7f682ffef3f