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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32272	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32272	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4550	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:typosphere:typo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-11-04 00:58

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-4905

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4905

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4905

JSON object : View

Products Affected

typosphere

typo

CWE

CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

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