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2 vulnerabilities found for Aspose PDF Exporter by Aspose
CVE-2015-20125 (GCVE-0-2015-20125)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 20:31 – Updated: 2026-10-20 20:31 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability Unsupported When AssignedTitle
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 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.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/ | exploit |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47… | third-party-advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127… | patch |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-e… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspose | Aspose PDF Exporter |
Affected:
1.0 , < 2.0
(custom)
|
Date Public
2015-03-28 00:00
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CVE-2015-20125 (GCVE-0-2015-20125)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 20:31 – Updated: 2026-10-20 20:31 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability Unsupported When AssignedTitle
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 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.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/ | exploit |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47… | third-party-advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127… | patch |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-e… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspose | Aspose PDF Exporter |
Affected:
1.0 , < 2.0
(custom)
|
Date Public
2015-03-28 00:00
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