FKIE_CVE-2014-8801

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-11-28 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
strangerstudios paid_memberships_pro *

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "ACE16FE6-802E-487D-89DE-41D63145EB95",
              "versionEndExcluding": "1.7.15",
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en services/getfile.php en el plugin Paid Memberships Pro anterior a 1.7.15 para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos leer ficheros arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de un .. (punto punto) en QUERY_STRING en una acci\u00f3n getfile en wp-admin/admin-ajax.php."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2014-8801",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:17:23.853",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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