What is CVE-2008-4905?

CVE-2008-4905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Typosphere Typo, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2008-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2008-4905?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Typosphere Typo

CVE-2008-4905

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.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Typosphere Typo
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4905?: CVE-2008-4905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Typosphere Typo, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2008-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2008-4905?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.