High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2009-10005
CVE-2009-10005
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txtnvd
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rbnvd
- web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencodenvd
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