VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4905

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Primary references