CVE-2009-0249
Katy Whitton RankEm stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-0249- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-0249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0257 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0257- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-642r-hg97-vwpm No score
Katy Whitton RankEm stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access...
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.
- Record
GHSA-642r-hg97-vwpm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Rankem - File Disclosure / Cross-Site Scripting / Cookie | 2009-01-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Katywhitton Rankem, published January 22, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.