Aspose PDF Exporter Plugin up to 1.x aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php readfile path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aspose PDF Exporter Plugin up to 1.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function readfile of the file aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument File can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-20125. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aspose PDF Exporter Plugin up to 1.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function readfile of the file aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at packetstorm.news. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-20125 since 10/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

By approaching the search of inurl:aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PDF Exporter Plugin 2.0

Timelineinfo

10/14/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: packetstorm.news
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-20125 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-20125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-423016

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 23:01
Changes: 10/20/2026 23:01 (79)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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