Servers and applications
CVE-2009-3898
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.
- Severity
- Medium 4.9
- Published
- 24 Nov 2009
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 16% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Path traversal (CWE-22)
- Attack
- Over the network · Needs a login
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:nginx |
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nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:nginx:nginx |
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