MEDIUM
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 .
Published Nov 28, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.03%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.7.15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.03% 0.18028
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18028
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 18.03% (0.18028) | 97.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.56% (0.18558) | 96.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 30.51% (0.30512) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 31.62% (0.31624) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49025) | 96.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 31.62% (0.31624) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 39.09% (0.39095) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.62% (0.31624) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.21% (0.12209) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 90.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02133) | 87.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.26% (0.09257) | 94.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 9.26% (0.09257) | 93.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129189/Paid-Memberships-Pro-1.7.14.2-Path-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://security.szurek.pl/paid-memberships-pro-17142-path-traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35303 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/2014/11/critical-security-update-pmpro-v1-7-15/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71293 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98805 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 28, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 13, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8801
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a