CVE-2016-6485

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-327

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017

Timeline

Published: Mar 1, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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