Path Traversal in Aspose Doc Exporter
CVE-2015-20123
Aspose Doc Exporter plugin for WordPress before 2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files by passing unsanitized paths to readfile(). Attackers can send GET requests to aspose_doc_exporter_download.php with the 'file' parameter set to values like ../../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-23.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36559 (exploit)
- packetstorm.news/files/id/131167/ (exploit)
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/043aa583-a81d-4565-bf65-83252b8f1f96 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wor… (technical-description)
- wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-doc-exporter/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-doc-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-trav… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-20123?
- CVE-2015-20123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aspose Doc Exporter, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2015-20123?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.