CVE-2014-8801: 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

medium Affects paid-memberships-pro (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2014-11-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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

Package: paid-memberships-pro (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.7.15
Fixed in: 1.7.15
Severity: medium CVSS 5.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 18% (97.2th percentile)
Published: 2014-11-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-22

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