CVE-2016-6485

The __construct function in Framework/Encryption/Crypt.php in Magento 2 uses the PHP rand function to generate a random number for the initialization vector, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by guessing the value.

Published: Mar 1, 2017
Updated: May 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2016-6485
GHSA: GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-327

OWASP TOP 10:

A3 - Sensitive Data Exposure

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
magento / community-edition	2.0	2.2.6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/magento/product-community-edition/CVE-2016-6485.yaml
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017

Vulnerability Database

CVE-2016-6485

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