CVE-2013-5960
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 2.1.0.1 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5960- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/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 2.1.0.1 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.
- Record
CVE-2013-5960- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1979 No score
The authenticated-encryption feature in the symmetric-encryption implementation in the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) for Java 2.x before 2.1.0.1 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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq 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 2.1.0.1 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.
- Record
GHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq- Weakness
- CWE-325
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq 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 2.1.0.1 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.
- Record
GHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq- Weakness
- CWE-325
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.owasp.esapi:esapiMaven |
2.0.0.0 to 2.1.0.0 | 2.1.0.1 |
org.owasp.esapi:esapiMaven |
2.0.0.0 up to 2.1.0.1, plus listed versions 2.0.12.0GA2.0_rc102.0_rc112.0_rc92.1.0 |
2.1.0.1 |
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-2013-5960 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) 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 1.65%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in org.owasp.esapi:esapi 2.1.0.1.
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
github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/issues/359
github.com/esapi/esapi-java-legacy/issues/306
github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/master/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.1.0.1-release-notes.txt