CVE-2009-0249 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Katy Whitton RankEm stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database containing credentials via a direct request for database/topsites.mdb.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.29% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| katywhitton | rankem |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Rankem - File Disclosure / Cross-Site Scripting / Cookie | 2009-01-16 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD