CVE-2013-5960

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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.

Published: 2013-09-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5960 is rated Exploit Available (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-5960

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5960

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.50% 0.24% -0.27%
2 2025-03-29 0.24% 0.50% +0.27%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5960

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5960

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-5960

GHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5960

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owasp enterprise_security_api >= 2.0, < 2.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:owasp:enterprise_security_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5960

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