CVE-2009-3898
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 15.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- EPSS score
- 15.9% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3869)
- Published
- November 24, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3869 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- f5 / nginx
- f5 / nginx
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html(Exploit)
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2(Patch)
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2(Patch)
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36818(Vendor Advisory)
- 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(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10(Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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