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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.01078
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Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
f5 nginx<= 0.7.62
f5 nginxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteNginx 0.7.61 - WebDAV Directory Traversalverified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0379.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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producthighNginx Core Dump
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD24 Nov 2009 · 05:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36818Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
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