CVE-2009-10005
ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
ContentKeeper Web Appliance (now maintained by Impero Software) versions prior to 125.10 expose the mimencode binary via a CGI endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the filesystem. By crafting a POST request to /cgi-bin/ck/mimencode with traversal and output parameters, attackers can read sensitive files such as /etc/passwd outside the webroot.
| CWE | CWE-552 |
| Vendor | contentkeeper technologies |
| Product | web appliance |
| Published | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 7, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
ContentKeeper Technologies / Web Appliance
* < 125.10
References
raw.githubusercontent.com: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923 aushack.com: http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt web.archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode
Credits
Patrick Webster (aushack)