CVE-2008-4905

HIGH

Typo < 5.1.3 - Use of Hard-Coded Salt for Password Hashes

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32272
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0148
EPSS Percentile 70.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-330
Status published
Products (1)
typosphere/typo < 5.1.3
Published Nov 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026