CWE-5 (J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
Information sent over a network can be compromised while in transit. An attacker may be able to read or modify the contents if the data are sent in plaintext or are weakly encrypted.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | Java | — | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-52435 | 2026-01-10 | J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Improper handling of Pause Encryption procedure on Link Layer results in a previously encrypted connection … |
| CVE-2025-65297 | 2025-12-10 | Aqara Hub devices including Camera Hub G3 4.1.9_0027, Hub M2 4.3.6_0027, and Hub M3 4.3.6_0025 automatically collect and upload unencrypted sensitive information. Note that this occurs without disclos… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2011-03-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.12 | — | updated Other_Notes |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Common_Consequences, Description |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated References, Relationships |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities |