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CVE-2015-20125 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-pdf-file-download.yaml	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical Description
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/	[email protected]	Exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127209/aspose-pdf-exporter	[email protected]	Permission RequiredVendor
https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/	[email protected]	Not ApplicableVendor
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47e2-ad80-56b3e122bfd4	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedy
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-pdf-exporter-download-php	[email protected]	AdvisoryBundle

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Aspose PDF Exporter	>= 1.0, < 2.0
CPE No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product. Remediation Upgrade: 2.0moderate effort

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 28, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 20, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]