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CVE-2009-3898

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 authe…

Public exploit code

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Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
F5Nginx
through 0.7.62
Versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4
NginxNginx
Version 0.6.1516

Weakness classification

CWE-22

References