CVE-2015-20124CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2015-20124

High · published October 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Aspose Importer & Exporter plugin for WordPress before 3.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary files via the unsanitized 'file' parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to aspose_import_export_download.php with traversal sequences like ../../../wp-config.php to read database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
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
EPSS
0.00389 · 31.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-21T01:17Z
References (4)
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-ie-file-download.yaml · [email protected]https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131162/ · [email protected]https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-importer-exporter/ · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-importer-exporter-wordpress-plugin-3.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-import-export-download-php · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 03:07Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Aspose Importer & Exporter WordPress Plugin < 3.0 Path Traversal via aspose_import_export_download.php
    cvelistv5
  • 20 OCT 20:31Z
    Aspose Importer & Exporter WordPress Plugin < 3.0 Path Traversal via aspose_import_export_download.php
    cvelistv5