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
Published Jul 17, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.4
- 1.9.5
- 1.9.6
- 1.9.7
- 1.9.8
- 1.9.9
- 1.9.10
- 1.9.11
- 1.9.12
- 1.9.13
- 1.9.14
- 1.9.15
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01400) | 71.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01400) | 68.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 52.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 73.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 71.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 67.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98456628a24bba25d336860d38a45b5a4e3895da x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194013 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2421 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783532 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98456628a24bba25d336860d38a45b5a4e3895da | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194013 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2421 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783532 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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