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CVE-2013-5960

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-5960 describes a vulnerability in the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) for Java 2.x before version 2.1.0.1, where the authenticated-encryption feature in its symmetric-encryption implementation fails to adequately resist tampering with serialized ciphertext. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms, specifically targeting the intended cipher mode in non-default configurations. With a CVSS score of 5.8 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0, < 2.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:owasp:enterprise_security_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0165 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.owasp.esapi:esapiFixed in: 2.1.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxqmedium

Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java

May 14, 2022

References

code.google.com / p/owasp-esapi-java/issues/detail
Exploit
lists.owasp.org / pipermail/esapi-dev/2013-August/002285.html
Exploit
owasp-esapi-java.googlecode.com / svn/trunk/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin1.pdf
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/master/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.1.0.1-release-notes.txt
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / esapi/esapi-java-legacy/issues/306
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/issues/359
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/62415
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry