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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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Exploit-DB 1
- Rankem - File Disclosure / Cross-Site Scripting / Cookie EDB-7805 · webapps · Jan 16, 2009 · verified
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References
- rankem-topsites-information-disclosure(48070) vdb-entry
- 7805 exploit