CVE-2014-8801

Directory traversal vulnerability in services/getfile.php in the Paid Memberships Pro plugin...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

18.0%Up 7.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2014-8801
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-8801
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8631 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-8631
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-245j-xvm7-rm2r No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in services/getfile.php in the Paid Memberships Pro plugin...

Record: GHSA-245j-xvm7-rm2r
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

strangerstudios paid memberships pro

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin Paid Memberships Pro 1.7.14.2 - Directory Traversal	2014-11-19

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-8801 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro, published November 28, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.