CVE-2023-1274Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated local file inclusion via shortcode attributes

Published Apr 17, 2023 · Updated Mar 3, 2025

Local file inclusion in Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder before 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to read local files. The shortcode handler uses unvalidated attributes to build filesystem paths that it passes to PHP include functions. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and included PHP can execute in the WordPress server context.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local file inclusion in Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder before 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to read local files. The shortcode handler uses unvalidated attributes to build filesystem paths that it passes to PHP include functions. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, and included PHP can execute in the WordPress server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1274
Published
Apr 17, 2023
Updated
Mar 3, 2025
Vendor
Labib Ahmed
Product
Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builder
Classifications
T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Labib Ahmed · Pricing Tables For WPBakery Page Builderversion=0 <3.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1005Data from Local System

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