CVE-2008-6940

TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Direct Database Backup Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6940. PoCs published by G4N0K.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing multiple vulnerabilities in Turnkeyforms Web Hosting Directory, including insecure cookie handling, arbitrary database backup, and SQL injection authentication bypass. It provides code snippets and exploitation steps but does not include functional exploit code.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by G4N0K · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107

This is a technical writeup detailing multiple vulnerabilities in Turnkeyforms Web Hosting Directory, including insecure cookie handling, arbitrary database backup, and SQL injection authentication bypass. It provides code snippets and exploitation steps but does not include functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass | Sqli | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Turnkeyforms Web Hosting Directory
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32644
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46587
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32283
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3143
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/49839

Scores

EPSS 0.0284
EPSS Percentile 84.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
turnkeyforms/web_hosting_directory
Published Aug 12, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026