The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-916 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
119 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-10618CRITICAL Davolink DVW-3200N all version prior to Version 1.00.06. The device generates a weak password hash that is easily cracked, allowing a remote attacker to obtain the password for the | Aug 1, 2018 | 9.8 | 48 | NO | YES |
CVE-2021-38314MEDIUM The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress registered several AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users in the `includes` function in `re | Sep 2, 2021 | 5.3 | 45 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-55069HIGH Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 1.3.24, this vulnerability exists in the BasicAuth authentication component of the Kestra OSS workflow orche | Jun 26, 2026 | 8.7 | 39 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-33243HIGH RedTeam Pentesting discovered that the web interface of STARFACE as well as its REST API allows authentication using the SHA512 hash of the password instead of the cleartext passwo | Jun 15, 2023 | 8.1 | 38 | NO | YES |
CVE-2018-9233HIGH Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers t | Apr 5, 2018 | 7.8 | 36 | NO | YES |
CVE-2005-0408CRITICAL CitrusDB 0.3.6 and earlier generates easily predictable MD5 hashes of the user name for the id_hash cookie, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileg | Feb 14, 2005 | 9.8 | 36 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-45787CRITICAL electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.9.5, deterministic AES-192-CBC with a fixed zero IV, constant KDF salt, and no | May 28, 2026 | 9.1 | 35 | NO | NO |
CVE-2014-2560HIGH The PhonerLite phone before 2.15 provides hashed credentials in a response to an invalid authentication challenge, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a | Feb 12, 2020 | 7.5 | 34 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-5040HIGH TP-Link Deco M5 v1 uses a weak password hashing mechanism to store user credentials. An attacker who obtains the password hash through system compromise or privileged access could | Jul 14, 2026 | 7.1 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-40522HIGH FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Bank Statement report handler that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary database data by | Jun 29, 2026 | 7.1 | 31 | NO | NO |
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