MSA-12-0005: Encryption enhancement

MSA-12-0005: Encryption enhancement

by Michael de Raadt -
Number of replies: 0
Topic: rc4encrypt function uses hardcoded key
Severity: Minor
Versions affected: 2.2, 2.1 to 2.1.3+, 2.0 to 2.0.6+, 1.9 to 1.9.15+
Reported by: Rajesh Taneja
Workaround Manually change encryption key
Issue no.: MDL-28948
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-28948

Description:

Encryption and decryption of cookies and other values now use a key generated at install, rather than a fixed key.