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CVE-2023-0159
Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder < 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated RCE
High7.5EPSS 55.5%
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- WPScan
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 55.5% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected products
Unknown · Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder
- affected < 1.9.1
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-4754-952e-74d4dd60b809 (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
Sources
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