CVE-2009-3898 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c in nginx (aka Engine X) before 0.7.63, and 0.8.x before 0.8.17, allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the Destination HTTP header for the WebDAV (1) COPY or (2) MOVE method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 15.89% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | nginx |
| nginx | nginx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nginx 0.7.61 - WebDAV Directory Traversal | 2009-09-23 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10
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