CWE-5 — J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption
CWE-5: J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
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.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Application Data
- Integrity: Modify Application Data
Mitigations
System Configuration — The product configuration should ensure that SSL or an encryption mechanism of equivalent strength and vetted reputation is used for all access-controlled pages.
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/5.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html