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 authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .

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MEDIUM

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 .

Published Nov 24, 2009

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 15.89%

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.

Affected products

F5 / Nginx Application

≤ 0.7.62
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.15
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.16
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.17
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.18
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.19
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.20
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.21
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.22
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.23
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.24
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.25
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.26
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.27
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.28
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.29
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.30
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.31
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.32
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.33
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.34
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.35
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.36
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.37
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.38
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.39
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.40
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.41
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.42
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.43
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.44
F5 / Nginx Application

0.1.45
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.2.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.15
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.16
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.17
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.18
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.19
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.20
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.21
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.22
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.23
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.24
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.25
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.26
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.27
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.28
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.29
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.30
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.31
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.32
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.33
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.34
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.35
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.36
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.37
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.38
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.39
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.40
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.41
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.42
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.43
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.44
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.45
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.46
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.47
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.48
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.49
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.50
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.51
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.52
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.53
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.54
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.55
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.56
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.57
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.58
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.59
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.60
F5 / Nginx Application

0.3.61
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.4.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.15
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.16
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.17
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.18
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.19
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.20
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.21
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.22
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.23
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.24
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.25
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.26
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.27
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.28
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.29
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.30
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.31
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.32
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.33
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.34
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.35
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.36
F5 / Nginx Application

0.5.37
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.15
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.17
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.18
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.19
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.20
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.21
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.22
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.23
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.24
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.25
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.26
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.27
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.28
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.29
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.30
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.31
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.32
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.33
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.34
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.35
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.36
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.37
F5 / Nginx Application

0.6.38
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.15
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.16
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.17
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.18
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.19
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.20
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.21
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.22
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.23
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.24
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.25
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.26
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.27
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.28
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.29
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.30
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.31
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.32
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.33
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.34
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.35
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.36
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.37
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.38
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.39
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.40
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.41
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.42
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.43
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.44
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.45
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.46
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.47
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.48
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.49
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.50
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.51
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.52
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.53
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.54
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.55
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.56
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.57
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.58
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.59
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.60
F5 / Nginx Application

0.7.61
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.0
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.1
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.2
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.3
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.4
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.5
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.6
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.7
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.8
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.9
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.10
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.11
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.12
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.13
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.14
F5 / Nginx Application

0.8.15
Nginx / Nginx Application

0.6.1516

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

15.89% 0.15887

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.15887

Score over time

2022-2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (19 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 4, 2026	15.89% (0.15887)	96.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Aug 11, 2026	15.89% (0.15887)	96.58th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 18, 2026	17.60% (0.17598)	96.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	15.89% (0.15887)	96.46th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 28, 2025	1.08% (0.01078)	77.30th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 27, 2025	2.43% (0.02426)	84.77th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 28, 2025	1.08% (0.01078)	77.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 27, 2025	2.43% (0.02426)	84.61th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	1.08% (0.01078)	75.83th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	2.84% (0.02838)	77.00th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.08% (0.01078)	76.28th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.63% (0.00631)	79.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 27, 2024	0.45% (0.00445)	74.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 12, 2024	0.45% (0.00445)	72.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 13, 2023	0.52% (0.00515)	74.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.46% (0.00456)	71.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	9.66% (0.09659)	94.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	9.66% (0.09659)	93.75th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	9.66% (0.09659)	87.18th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-22

Path Traversal

References (9)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36818
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48577
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-09/0379.html		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897327321676&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125897425223039&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900327409842&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36818		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48577		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-22.xml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/1		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/10		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Nov 24, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 5, 2009

Link CVE-2009-3898

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-3898

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-3898