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CVE-2009-3898

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2009-11-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

F5 NginxNginx Nginx

Weakness Type

CWE-22

References