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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-5100

Froxlor before 0.9.35 uses the PHP rand function for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password reset token by predicting a value.

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CVE-2016-5100
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31 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-5100

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Feb 2017, 18:59 UTC

Froxlor before 0.9.35 uses the PHP rand function for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password reset token by predicting a value.

osv:CVE-2016-5100
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5100",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Froxlor before 0.9.35 uses the PHP rand function for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password reset token by predicting a value.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-5100",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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        "GHSA-qj6h-m7xc-r2v3"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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              ],
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          "versions": [
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:30.215863812Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/Froxlor/Froxlor/commit/da4ec3e1b591de96675817a009e26e05e848a6ba"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379441,
  "published_at": "2017-02-13T18:59:00.627+00:00"
}