CVE-2016-6485
Unauthenticated crypto and weak IV in Magento\Framework\Encryption
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-6485
To remediate CVE-2016-6485, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.2.6 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2016-6485 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 2.0, < 2.2.6
- >= 2.0, <= 2.0.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |