CVE-2014-8801

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.

• CWE-22

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.htmlBroken Link
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 28, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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