# CVE-2013-5960: Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-5960-missing-cryptographic-step-in-owasp-enterprise-security-api-for  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-5960 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

Missing Cryptographic Step in OWASP Enterprise Security API for Java

Technologies: [org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-owasp-esapi-esapi). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-5960 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-5960 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-5960?** Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0.0,fixed=2.1.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-5960?** Yes. org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven): upgrade to 2.1.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-5960?** Check whether you run org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven): upgrade to 2.1.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.owasp.esapi:esapi to 2.1.0.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.owasp.esapi:esapi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0.0,fixed=2.1.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-5960
- GHSA-2g56-7jv7-wxxq

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