---
id: CVE-2009-10005
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 PO…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-552
published: '2025-08-20'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T23:10:00.233'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-10005'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess.rb
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00781
epssPercentile: 0.54315
exploits:
  metasploit:
    - auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeeper_fileaccess
  checkedAt: '2026-10-02T00:05:28.621Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T00:04:54.709Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.