8.7High
CVE-2009-10005ContentKeeper Web Appliance < 125.10 Arbitrary File Access via mimencode
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):
CWE-552
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ContentKeeper Technologies | Web Appliance | < 125.10 | |
| sophos | web appliance | < 125.10 |
References and patches
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/contentkeep… exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16923 exploit
- http://www.aushack.com/200904-contentkeeper.txt technical-description
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100325220542/http://www.contentkeeper.com/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contentkeeper-web-appliance-arbitrary-file-access-via-mimencode third-party-advisory