vetkit.js.crypto.deprecated-create-cipher
The deprecated crypto.createCipher/createDecipher API is used. It derives the key from a password with a single MD5 round and no salt, reuses the same IV for every message and is removed in Node.js 22.
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Suite: Security
javascript, typescript
The deprecated crypto.createCipher/createDecipher API is used. It derives the key from a password with a single MD5 round and no salt, reuses the same IV for every message and is removed in Node.js 22.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Use createCipheriv with a random 12-byte IV per message and AES-256-GCM, deriving the key with scrypt or a KMS-managed key.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/javascript.yml.
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