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CVE-2009-3898

N/A

Published: November 24, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsNGINXnginx

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 16%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%

v ≤ 0.7.620.1.0 0.1.1 0.1.10 0.1.11 0.1.12 0.1.13 0.1.14 0.1.15 0.1.16 0.1.17 0.1.18 0.1.19 0.1.2 0.1.20 0.1.21 0.1.22 0.1.23 0.1.24 0.1.25 0.1.26 0.1.27 0.1.28 0.1.29 0.1.3 0.1.30 0.1.31 0.1.32 0.1.33 0.1.34 0.1.35 0.1.36 0.1.37 0.1.38 0.1.39 0.1.4 0.1.40 0.1.41 0.1.42 0.1.43 0.1.44 0.1.45 0.1.5 0.1.6 0.1.7 0.1.8 0.1.9 0.2.0 0.2.1 0.2.2 0.2.3 0.2.4 0.2.5 0.2.6 0.3.0 0.3.1 0.3.10 0.3.11 0.3.12 0.3.13 0.3.14 0.3.15 0.3.16 0.3.17 0.3.18 0.3.19 0.3.2 0.3.20 0.3.21 0.3.22 0.3.23 0.3.24 0.3.25 0.3.26 0.3.27 0.3.28 0.3.29 0.3.3 0.3.30 0.3.31 0.3.32 0.3.33 0.3.34 0.3.35 0.3.36 0.3.37 0.3.38 0.3.39 0.3.4 0.3.40 0.3.41 0.3.42 0.3.43 0.3.44 0.3.45 0.3.46 0.3.47 0.3.48 0.3.49 0.3.5 0.3.50 0.3.51 0.3.52 0.3.53 0.3.54 0.3.55 0.3.56 0.3.57 0.3.58 0.3.59 0.3.6 0.3.60 0.3.61 0.3.7 0.3.8 0.3.9 0.4.0 0.4.1 0.4.10 0.4.11 0.4.12 0.4.13 0.4.2 0.4.3 0.4.4 0.4.5 0.4.6 0.4.7 0.4.8 0.4.9 0.5.0 0.5.1 0.5.10 0.5.11 0.5.12 0.5.13 0.5.14 0.5.15 0.5.16 0.5.17 0.5.18 0.5.19 0.5.2 0.5.20 0.5.21 0.5.22 0.5.23 0.5.24 0.5.25 0.5.26 0.5.27 0.5.28 0.5.29 0.5.3 0.5.30 0.5.31 0.5.32 0.5.33 0.5.34 0.5.35 0.5.36 0.5.37 0.5.4 0.5.5 0.5.6 0.5.7 0.5.8 0.5.9 0.6.0 0.6.1 0.6.10 0.6.11 0.6.12 0.6.13 0.6.14 0.6.15 0.6.17 0.6.18 0.6.19 0.6.2 0.6.20 0.6.21 0.6.22 0.6.23 0.6.24 0.6.25 0.6.26 0.6.27 0.6.28 0.6.29 0.6.3 0.6.30 0.6.31 0.6.32 0.6.33 0.6.34 0.6.35 0.6.36 0.6.37 0.6.38 0.6.4 0.6.5 0.6.6 0.6.7 0.6.8 0.6.9 0.7.0 0.7.1 0.7.10 0.7.11 0.7.12 0.7.13 0.7.14 0.7.15 0.7.16 0.7.17 0.7.18 0.7.19 0.7.2 0.7.20 0.7.21 0.7.22 0.7.23 0.7.24 0.7.25 0.7.26 0.7.27 0.7.28 0.7.29 0.7.3 0.7.30 0.7.31 0.7.32 0.7.33 0.7.34 0.7.35 0.7.36 0.7.37 0.7.38 0.7.39 0.7.4 0.7.40 0.7.41 0.7.42 0.7.43 0.7.44 0.7.45 0.7.46 0.7.47 0.7.48 0.7.49 0.7.5 0.7.50 0.7.51 0.7.52 0.7.53 0.7.54 0.7.55 0.7.56 0.7.57 0.7.58 0.7.59 0.7.6 0.7.60 0.7.61 0.7.7 0.7.8 0.7.9 0.8.0 0.8.1 0.8.10 0.8.11 0.8.12 0.8.13 0.8.14 0.8.15 0.8.2 0.8.3 0.8.4 0.8.5 0.8.6 0.8.7 0.8.8 0.8.9

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (9)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit

Source: [email protected]

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/36818

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/48577

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Source: [email protected]

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-22

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