# CVE-2014-8801: Directory traversal vulnerability in services/getfile.php in the Paid Memberships Pro plugin before 1.7.15 for WordPress allows remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/
- http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303

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