Paid Memberships Pro up to 1.7.14.1 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Paid Memberships Pro up to 1.7.14.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-8801. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Paid Memberships Pro up to 1.7.14.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 11/28/2014 by Kacper Szurek (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8801 since 11/13/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Kacper Szurek and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.7.14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98805), Exploit-DB (35303) and SecurityFocus (BID 71293†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kacper Szurek
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OpenVAS ID: 800224
OpenVAS Name: Wordpress Paid Memberships Pro Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Paid Memberships Pro 1.7.14.2

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11/19/2014 +6 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +119 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129189
Researcher: Kacper Szurek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73025
X-Force: 98805
SecurityFocus: 71293 - WordPress Paid Memberships Pro Plugin 'admin-ajax.php' Directory Traversal Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/22/2025 17:26
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (48), 04/07/2018 10:13 (17), 04/04/2022 17:15 (3), 06/22/2025 17:26 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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