CVE-2014-8801

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 30.51% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory paidmembershipspro.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8801?
CVE-2014-8801 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8801?
To fix CVE-2014-8801, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8801 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8801 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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