CVE-2012-0794 Information

Description

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 script’s source code within the open-source software distribution.

Reference

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=98456628a24bba25d336860d38a45b5a4e3895da http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194013 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2421 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783532

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