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Case File

CVE-2009-0249

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.29% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2009-0249
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.29%

Original NVD 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.