CVE-2015-20125 Aspose PDF Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-20125?
CVE-2015-20125 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aspose PDF Exporter, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-20125?
How do I fix CVE-2015-20125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-20125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-20125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-20125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7cr-5mhm-8gc2.