Nginx 1.1.17 - URI Processing SecURIty Bypass

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63814/info

nginx is prone to a remote security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

nginx 0.8.41 through 1.5.6 are vulnerable. 

The following example data is available:

/file \0.php