TI-2016-05559 Aliases CVE-2016-6485 GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2

The __construct function in Framework/Encryption/Crypt.php in Magento 2 uses the PHP rand…

LOW 34CWE-327Published 2017-03-01 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-327.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00846 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed magento/community-edition (Packagist): 2.2.6

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	magento/community-edition (Packagist)	2.0 to before 2.2.6	2.2.6	Patch available	GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2
—	magento/project-community-edition (Packagist)	2.0 – 2.0.2	—	No fix listed	GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
magento/community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0 to before 2.2.6 Fixed in 2.2.6 Patch available GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2
magento/project-community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0 – 2.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento2:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Magento

cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Magento

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2 magento/community-edition (Packagist) Fixed in 2.2.6 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6485
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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