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CVE-2008-6940

TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory stores sensitive information under the web root with...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.84%EPSS, 86th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

2.84%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBTurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory - Multiple Vulnerabilities2008-11-12

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2008-6900No 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-hmxhNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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