CVE-2014-8801 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2014-11-28

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:strangerstudios:paid_memberships_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/

History

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Subscriptions

Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-28T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.604Z

Reserved: 2014-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8801

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-28T15:59:09.150

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:17:23.853

Link: CVE-2014-8801

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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