CVE-2015-20125: aspose aspose pdf exporter Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-20125 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Path Traversal vulnerability in aspose aspose pdf exporter. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.

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.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')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.