What is CVE-2016-6485?

CVE-2016-6485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magento Magento2, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-6485?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Magento Magento2

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.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Magento Magento2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6485?: CVE-2016-6485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magento Magento2, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-6485?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.