CVE-2009-10005 ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the ContentKeeper Web Appliance filesystem via a vulnerable CGI endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-10005?
CVE-2009-10005 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ContentKeeper Technologies Web Appliance, published on 20 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-10005?
How do I fix CVE-2009-10005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-10005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-10005 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-10005 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7xg-86q3-cw3p.