CVE-2015-20123 json
Aspose Doc Exporter WordPress Plugin < 2.0 Path Traversal via aspose_doc_exporter_download.php
published 2026-10-20 20 d ago modified 2026-10-27 13 d ago also EUVD-2015-9429
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Aspose Aspose Doc Exporter 2.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36559 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstorm.news https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131167/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Aspose Aspose Doc Exporter
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
-
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/wordpress/aspose-words-file-download.yaml
technical-description
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/aspose-doc-exporter/
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/aspose-doc-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-doc-exporter-download-php
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-20123
- NVD CVE-2015-20123
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