---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `pdf_exporter >= 1.0 < 2.0`

## Remediation

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