CVE-2009-10005

ContentKeeper Web Appliance <125.10 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm

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.

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

Scores

EPSS 0.4540
EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Classification

CWE
CWE-552
Status draft

Timeline

Published Aug 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026