CVE-2008-4905
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTypo
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Typo 5.1.3 and earlier uses a hard-coded salt for calculating password hashes, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.1.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32272Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-330
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