CVE-2015-20125
HIGH
CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-10-20
Modified: 2026-10-20
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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.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2015-20125 |
| CVSS Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Published | 2026-10-20 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |
References
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/ma…
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127209/aspose-…
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47e2-ad80-56b…
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-exporter-wor…