CVE-2009-10005 | BDVDB-2026-290333 Detail
ContentKeeper TechnologiesWeb Appliance
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.
Impact#
CAPEC-137 Parameter Injection
Weaknesses#
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
References#
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923
- http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.