CVE-2008-6940

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46587

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3143

http://secunia.com/advisories/32644

http://osvdb.org/49839

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N