CVE-2015-20125
Aspose PDF Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Aspose PDF Exporter plugin for WordPress before 2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download files through the unsanitized 'file' parameter passed to readfile(). Attackers can send GET requests to aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php with traversal sequences like ../../../wp-config.php to retrieve WordPress database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| Vendor | aspose |
| Product | aspose pdf exporter |
| Published | Oct 20, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Aspose / Aspose PDF Exporter
1.0 < 2.0
References
packetstorm.news: https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/ wpscan.com: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47e2-ad80-56b3e122bfd4 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127209/aspose-pdf-exporter github.com: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-pdf-file-download.yaml wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-pdf-exporter-download-php
Credits
Ashiyane Digital Security Team 🔍 The Shadowserver Foundation