CVE-2023-0159 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder WordPress plugin prior to version 1.9.1. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the host's file system due to improper validation of a parameter passed to the PHP extract function. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) and can be escalated to Remote Code Execution (RCE) using PHP filter chains, posing a significant risk to confidentiality. While not yet listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-52085) and Nuclei templates are available, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite the availability of exploits, there is currently no community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wprealize:extensive_vc_addons_for_wpbakery_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.