CVE-2009-10005
ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Aug 20, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 18, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Web ApplianceContentKeeper Technologies |
|
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923exploit
- http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txttechnical-description
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencodethird-party-advisory
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