Vulnerability in Contentkeeper Technologies Web Appliance
CVE-2009-10005
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…
EPSS: 0.524 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Contentkeeper Technologies Web Appliance — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923 (exploit)
- www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt (technical-description)
- web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-10005?
- CVE-2009-10005 is a vulnerability in Contentkeeper Technologies Web Appliance, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. Published 2025-08-20.
- Is CVE-2009-10005 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.