CVE-2009-10005
ContentKeeper Web Appliance <125.10 - Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (2)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubywebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923
metasploit
WORKING POC
by aushack · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb
References (5)
Scores
EPSS
0.4540
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Classification
CWE
CWE-552
Status
draft
Timeline
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026