CVE-2023-0159

Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder < 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated RCE

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2023 at 02:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExtensive Vc Addons for Wpbakery Page Builder

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 55%

Description

The Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 does not validate a parameter passed to the php extract function when loading templates, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to override the template path to read arbitrary files from the hosts file system. This may be escalated to RCE using PHP filter chains.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.9.1
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-4754-952e-74d4dd60b809

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE

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