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…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 15.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Nginx 0.7.61 - WebDAV Directory Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9829remote, multiplepublished 23 Sept 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.9% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVEs for nginx (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVEs for nginx (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVEs for nginx (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20090923 nginx - low risk webdav destination bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 48577 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 36818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVEs for nginx (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091120 CVEs for nginx (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201203-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3869 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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