CVE-2009-10005

HIGH EPSS 49.5%
Published Aug 20, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Aug 20, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

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 Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
49.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-552

References 5

  • aushack.com http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb
  • web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.