Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-3898
CVE-2009-3898
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- marc.infonvdPatch
- marc.infonvdPatch
- marc.infonvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10nvdPatch
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/36818nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48577nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xmlnvd
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