CVE-2017-1002008

CRITICAL

membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only < 1.58 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via download.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-1002008. PoCs published by The Martian.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Membership Simplified' to arbitrarily download sensitive files like wp-config.php or /etc/passwd. It checks for plugin existence and writes the retrieved file to a local file.

Description

Vulnerability in wordpress plugin membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only v1.58, The file download code located membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only/download.php does not check whether a user is logged in and has download privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by The Martian · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41622

This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Membership Simplified' to arbitrarily download sensitive files like wp-config.php or /etc/passwd. It checks for plugin existence and writes the retrieved file to a local file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin Membership Simplified v1.58
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable plugin installed · Plugin must be accessible at the default path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=187
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41622/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8777

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1693
EPSS Percentile 96.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (2)
membership_simplified_project/membership_simplified 1.58
William DeAngelis/membership-simplified-for-oap-members-only unspecified - 1.58
Published Sep 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026