Vulnerability in Wprealize Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder
CVE-2023-0159
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.555 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.555 · newest: 0.555 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wprealize Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder
- Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-4754-952e-74d4dd60b809 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0159?
- CVE-2023-0159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wprealize Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder, classified under CWE-94 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE ('CODE INJECTION'). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0159?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0159 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.