Name: CVE-2014-8801: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2014-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-8801, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.30512

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Paid Memberships Pro Plugin	—	Update paid-memberships-pro plugin to version 1.7.15, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 14, 2014

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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