CVE-2009-0249

Katy Whitton RankEm - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0249. PoCs published by Pouya_Server.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in RankEm software, including direct database download (info_leak), XSS, and cookie manipulation via crafted URLs. It provides functional PoC URLs for each vulnerability type.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Pouya_Server · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805

The exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in RankEm software, including direct database download (info_leak), XSS, and cookie manipulation via crafted URLs. It provides functional PoC URLs for each vulnerability type.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Info Leak | Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RankEm (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running RankEm software · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48070
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7805

Scores

EPSS 0.0229
EPSS Percentile 80.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
katywhitton/rankem
Published Jan 22, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026