CVE-2009-10005 HIGH

CVE-2009-10005: ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode

Vendor Contentkeeper Technologies
Product Web Appliance
Weakness CWE-552 · Files accessible externally
Published August 20, 2025
Last update May 15, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 20, 2025 CVE published
May 15, 2026 Record updated