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CVE-2008-4905

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-330

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 products

• Typosphere Typo: through 5.1.3

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32272
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32272
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970

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