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TI-2012-00731 Aliases CVE-2012-0794GHSA-9fh3-hj27-mwr8

The rc4encrypt function in lib/moodlelib.php in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before…

Priority LOW 26CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.014 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.8VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.9VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.10VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.8 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.9 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.10 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.11VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.12VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.13VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.14VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.15VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.11 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.12 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.13 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.14 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.15 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0794
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fh3-hj27-mwr8

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 636 →

Sources

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