Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Aspose | Aspose Doc Exporter | >= 1.0, < 2.0 |
References
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-words-file-download.yaml
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131167/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-doc-exporter/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/043aa583-a81d-4565-bf65-83252b8f1f96
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36559
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-doc-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-doc-exporter-download-php
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 27, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred