CVE-2008-6940

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Turnkeyforms Web Hosting Directory: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/49839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32644
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3143
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107
http://osvdb.org/49839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32644
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3143
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107

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