{
    "id": "CVE-2009-3898",
    "published": "2009-11-24 17:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:12:35",
    "cvss_score": "4.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.15887",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96778",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "f5",
            "product": "nginx"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "nginx",
            "product": "nginx"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "9829",
            "title": "Nginx 0.7.61 - WebDAV Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2009-09-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9829"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}