CVE-2023-0159 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 55.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 55.46% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2023-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wprealize | extensive vc addons for wpbakery page builder |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder 1.9.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2025-03-19 |
References
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