Is CVE-2008-4905 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4905 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4905?

CVE-2008-4905 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4905

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-330
EPSS score: 1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4884)
Published: November 4, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4884 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

typosphere / typo

References

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)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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