Vulnerability details
CVE-2009-10005
ContentKeeper Technologies Web Appliance
ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode
CVSS 4.0
8.7High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | 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 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ContentKeeper Technologies | Web Appliance | v < 125.10 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
5- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923 exploit
- http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt technical-description
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
67.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties