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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-0794

Published: Jul 17, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0794
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

The rc4encrypt function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before 2.0.7, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 uses a hardcoded password of nfgjeingjk, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by reading this scripts source code within the open-source software distribution.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MoodleMoodle1.9.1 (including)1.9.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.2 (including)1.9.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.3 (including)1.9.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.4 (including)1.9.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.5 (including)1.9.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.6 (including)1.9.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.7 (including)1.9.7 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.8 (including)1.9.8 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.9 (including)1.9.9 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.10 (including)1.9.10 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.11 (including)1.9.11 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.12 (including)1.9.12 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.13 (including)1.9.13 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.14 (including)1.9.14 (including)
MoodleMoodle1.9.15 (including)1.9.15 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
MoodleMoodle2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
MoodleUbuntuhardy*
MoodleUbuntulucid*
MoodleUbuntumaverick*
MoodleUbuntunatty*
MoodleUbuntuoneiric*
MoodleUbuntuupstream*

References

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