Description (CNA)
Aspose PDF Exporter plugin for WordPress before 2.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download files through the unsanitized 'file' parameter passed to readfile(). Attackers can send GET requests to aspose_pdf_exporter_download.php with traversal sequences like ../../../wp-config.php to retrieve WordPress database credentials. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Aspose / Aspose PDF Exporter | affected 1.0 before 2.0 |
CWE
CWE-22
References
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131161/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51dd0b6b-ba90-47e2-ad80-56b3e122bfd4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1127209/aspose-pdf-exporter
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/aspose-pdf-file-download.yaml
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/aspose-pdf-exporter/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspose-pdf-exporter-wordpress-plugin-2.0-path-traversal-via-aspose-pdf-exporter-download-php