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CVE-2014-8801

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-11-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• Paid Memberships Pro: before 1.7.15 — fixed in 1.7.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Paid Memberships Pro 1.7.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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