CVE-2009-3898

medium F5
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.9
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS Score
1.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 22% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
None
Published: November 24, 2009 (6014 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: F5
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

f5 nginxnginx nginx

References

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