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CVE-2014-8801 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in services/getfile.php in the Paid Memberships Pro plugin before 1.7.15 for WordPress allows remote atta…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8631

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.0%
EPSS 18.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro 1.7.15

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35303)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35303 WordPress Plugin Paid Memberships Pro 1.7.14.2 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2014-11-19
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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