{"id":"CVE-2015-20124","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2015-20124"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress Aspose Importer plugin: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php","description":"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.","summary":"The Aspose Importer & Exporter WordPress plugin before 3.0 lets anyone download arbitrary files through the unsanitized file parameter in aspose_import_export_download.php. An attacker can read wp-config.php and obtain database credentials.","severity":"high","cvss":8.7,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-3.0-or-later"],"how_to_check":"Check whether the plugin folder for Aspose Importer & Exporter exists and read its version; a file named aspose_import_export_download.php under wp-content/plugins should be present on affected installs.","fix":"Update the Aspose Importer & Exporter plugin to version 3.0 or later, or remove the plugin.\nRotate database credentials if the vulnerable version was exposed to the internet.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:13+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:18+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T22:37:18+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.8,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T22:37:18Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Update the Aspose Importer & Exporter plugin to version 3.0 or later, or remove the plugin.\nRotate database credentials if the vulnerable version was exposed to the internet.","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress Aspose Importer plugin: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php","impact":"high","summary":"The Aspose Importer & Exporter WordPress plugin before 3.0 lets anyone download arbitrary files through the unsanitized file parameter in aspose_import_export_download.php. An attacker can read wp-config.php and obtain database credentials.","category":"package","who_cares":["wordpress","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.8,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker reads wp-config.php and gets database credentials","analyst_note":"Confirm the affected plugin version range and the exact vulnerable endpoint against the NVD entry and plugin changelog; exploitation was seen by Shadowserver on 2023-10-20.","how_to_check":"Check whether the plugin folder for Aspose Importer & Exporter exists and read its version; a file named aspose_import_export_download.php under wp-content/plugins should be present on affected installs.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","version-3.0-or-later"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000542,"input_tokens":2968,"output_tokens":490,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-10':103C '-20':104C '-20124':12A,15A '-2015':11A,14A '/../../wp-config.php':87C '2023':102C '3.0':28B,57C 'allow':64C 'anyon':30B 'arbitrari':32B,69C 'aspos':2A,22B,50C 'aspose_import_export_download.php':40B,82C 'attack':42B,66C,76C 'contain':58C 'credenti':49B,91C 'cve':10A,13A 'databas':48B,90C 'download':7A,31B,68C 'evid':93C 'exploit':92C 'export':24B,52C 'expos':8A 'file':6A,33B,37B,70C,74C 'first':95C 'foundat':100C 'get':79C 'host':19B 'import':3A,23B,51C 'let':29B 'like':86C 'observ':96C 'obtain':47B 'packag':16B 'paramet':38B,75C 'path':60C 'plugin':4A,26B,53C 'read':44B,89C 'request':80C 'self':18B 'self-host':17B 'send':78C 'sequenc':85C 'shadowserv':99C 'travers':61C,84C 'unauthent':5A,65C 'unsanit':36B,73C 'via':71C 'vulner':62C 'wordpress':1A,20B,25B,55C 'wp-config.php':9A,45B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:13+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"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","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2015-20124","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-20124","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-20T21:17:13+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T17:40:46+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:58+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}