Katy Whitton RankEm stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient…
Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02286 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Katywhitton |
- cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Katywhitton
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-642r-hg97-vwpm
References
Exploit 1
More Katywhitton Rankem vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05305 SQL injection vulnerability in processlogin.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-05304 SQL injection vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-00231 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-0249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-642r-hg97-vwpm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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