HIGH
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
Published Nov 4, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.48%
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
No data.
- ≤ 5.1.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.48% 0.01478
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01478
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 72.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 70.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 60.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 60.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 58.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32272 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32272 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4905
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a