High severity · published Mar 1, 2017
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…
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Magento2 · Magento
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6485
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6485
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14
github.com
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017