CVE-2009-3898
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36818
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10
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