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CVE-2009-3898

Date: November 24, 2009

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3898
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36818
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-3898

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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