CWE-5
J2EE Misconfiguration: Data Transmission Without Encryption
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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.
Status
draft
Abstraction
variant
Affected Platforms
Java
Technical Details
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Common Consequences
confidentiality
integrity
Impacts
read application data
modify application data
Potential Mitigations
Phases:
system configuration
Descriptions:
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The product configuration should ensure that SSL or an encryption mechanism of equivalent strength and vetted reputation is used for all access-controlled pages.