Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder <= 1.9.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via 'shortcode_name' Parameter

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2025-14475
CVSS High (8.1)
Publicly Published December 12, 2025
Last Updated December 13, 2025
Researcher Naoya Takahashi (nakko)
Description

The Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.1 via the `extensive_vc_get_module_template_part` function. This is due to insufficient path normalization and validation of the user-supplied `shortcode_name` parameter in the `extensive_vc_init_shortcode_pagination` AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files via the `shortcode_name` parameter.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug extensive-vc-addon (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.1
Patched Version
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