CVE-2011-4963

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Published Jul 26, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 6.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

nginx/Windows 1.3.x before 1.3.1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and access restricted files via (1) a trailing . (dot) or (2) certain "$index_allocation" sequences in a request.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:1.3.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4869	nginx/Windows 1.3.x before 1.3.1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and access restricted files via (1) a trailing . (dot) or (2) certain "$index_allocation" sequences in a request.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.0% (5.959% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://english.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-06
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2012/000086.html
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Nginx

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jul 26, 2012, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:56 PM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 26, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

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