CVE-2011-4963

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://english.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-06Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2012/000086.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.htmlVendor Advisory
http://english.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-06Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2012/000086.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 26, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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