---
id: "CVE-2015-20124"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2015-20124"]
title: "WordPress Aspose Importer plugin: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-3.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T21:17:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:37:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-20124", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Aspose Importer plugin: unauthenticated file download exposes wp-config.php

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## 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.
Rotate database credentials if the vulnerable version was exposed to the internet.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-20124

## From the sources

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.

---

_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_