CVE-2008-6940
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with...
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain a database backup via a direct request to admin/backup/db.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain a database backup via a direct request to admin/backup/db.
- Record
CVE-2008-6940- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain a database backup via a direct request to admin/backup/db.
- Record
CVE-2008-6940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6900 No score
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain a database backup via a direct request to admin/backup/db.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6900- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6278-hx27-hmxh No score
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with...
TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain a database backup via a direct request to admin/backup/db.
- Record
GHSA-6278-hx27-hmxh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-11-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Turnkeyforms Web Hosting Directory, published August 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.