CVE-2014-8801 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in services/getfile.php in the Paid Memberships Pro plugin before 1.7.15 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the QUERY_STRING in a getfile action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 18.03% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-11-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| strangerstudios | paid memberships pro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Paid Memberships Pro 1.7.14.2 - Directory Traversal | 2014-11-19 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html
- http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303
- http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html
- http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303
- http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/
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