FKIE_CVE-2009-0249

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-01-22 16:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:04
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48070
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48070
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
katywhitton rankem *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            }
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        }
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Katy Whitton RankEm almacena informaci\u00f3n sensible en la ra\u00edz web con un control de acceso insuficiente, lo que permite a atacantes remotos descargar una base de datos que contiene credenciales mediante una petici\u00f3n directa a database/topsites.mdb."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-0249",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:04:35.200",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2009-01-22T16:30:00.297",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48070"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48070"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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