CVE-2023-0159 (GCVE-0-2023-0159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-13 14:32 – Updated: 2024-08-02 05:02
VLAI Previdian
Title
Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder < 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated RCE
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-47… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Credits
dc11 WPScan
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f0ef27a2-52de-4e0d-985d-c153f7743863

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-0159

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-04-28 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-04-28
Asserted: 2026-04-28
Scope
Notes: Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder < 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated RCE | Affected: Extensive VC / Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.55459 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder < 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated RCE
Cve Id CVE-2023-0159
Vendor Extensive VC
Ghsa Id None
Product Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder
Added Date 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score 0.55459
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99009
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-0159
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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