Path Traversal in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.180 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.180 · newest: 0.180 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Travers… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8801?
- CVE-2014-8801 is a vulnerability in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-11-28.
- Is CVE-2014-8801 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.