VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-330
- Affected
- typosphere/typo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32272Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32272Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.