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title: "CVE-2023-0159: Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0159
---

# CVE-2023-0159: Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page… | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by WPScan. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0159)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.55459 (55.5% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html) Improper Control of Generation of Code

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Unknown Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder

  - affected: before 1.9.1

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-4754-952e-74d4dd60b8…](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/239ea870-66e5-4754-952e-74d4dd60b809) exploit vdb-entry technical-description

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 10, 2023
2. Record published Feb 13, 2023
3. Record last updated Aug 2, 2024

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Data from the CVE Program (MITRE), CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. CVSS is owned by FIRST and used by permission. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MITRE, CISA or FIRST. Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 20:01 UTC. [Sources and licenses](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal)