---
id: CVE-2015-20123
title: >-
  Aspose Doc Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via
  aspose_doc_exporter_download.php
summary: >-
  Aspose Doc Exporter plugin for WordPress before 2.0 contains a path traversal
  vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary
  files by passing unsanitized paths to readfile(). Attackers can send GET
  requests to …
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 Doc Exporter
affected:
  - doc_exporter >= 1.0 < 2.0
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T20:31:24.275Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-20123'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36559'
    label: EDB-36559
  - url: 'https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131167/'
    label: Packet Storm 131167
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/043aa583-a81d-4565-bf65-83252b8f1f96'
    label: WPScan Advisory
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-words-file-download.yaml
    label: Nuclei Template
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-doc-exporter/'
    label: WordPress Download Page
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-doc-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-doc-exporter-download-php
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Aspose Doc Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path
      Traversal via aspose_doc_exporter_download.php
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.264Z'
---

## Overview

Aspose Doc Exporter plugin for WordPress before 2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files by passing unsanitized paths to readfile(). Attackers can send GET requests to aspose_doc_exporter_download.php with the 'file' parameter set to values like ../../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-23.

## Affected

- `doc_exporter >= 1.0 < 2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.