High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-4905

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
cpe:2.3:a:typosphere:typo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.1.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/32272nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497970nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityreason.com/securityalert/4550nvdBroken Link

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