{"id":"CVE-2015-20125","title":"Aspose PDF Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php","summary":"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 req…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"Aspose","product":"Aspose PDF Exporter","affected":["pdf_exporter >= 1.0 < 2.0"],"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T20:31:25.603Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-20125","references":[{"url":"https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/","label":"Packet Storm 131161"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47e2-ad80-56b3e122bfd4","label":"WPScan Advisory"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127209/aspose-pdf-exporter","label":"Fix Changeset"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-pdf-file-download.yaml","label":"Nuclei Template"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/","label":"WordPress Download Page"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-pdf-exporter-download-php","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Aspose PDF Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T21:19:21.265Z","slug":"CVE-2015-20125","body":"## Overview\n\nAspose 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `pdf_exporter >= 1.0 < 2.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}