THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-0159
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-0159

Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
55.7%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Wprealize
Affected product
Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-02-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 55.7% reflects a high probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-0159

  • Confirm whether Wprealize Extensive Vc Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-0159.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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