Database backup exposure in C97net qEngine CMS and two other products
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6 and Cart Engine through 3.0.0 expose database backups in the web-accessible /admin/backup directory. Database backup files are exposed to unauthorized users (CWE-530). An unauthenticated remote attacker can list the directory or guess date-based backup file names to download dumps containing user records and administrator password hashes. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6, and Cart Engine through 3.0.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that exposes database backups in the web-accessible /admin/backup directory. Unauthenticated attackers can list the directory or guess date-based names like 'Full Backup YYYYMMDD.sql' to download dumps containing user records and administrator password hashes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for C97net qEngine CMS, Kemana Directory or Cart Engine.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125136
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-hhvm-rp85-j9hh
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
Exploit 3
More C97net vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-08436 Unrestricted file upload in C97net qEngine CMS and other products CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2014-08435 Local file inclusion in C97net qEngine CMS and related products CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2007-06279 Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in mBlog 1.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2014-125136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhvm-rp85-j9hh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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