# CVE-2025-14475: Path traversal in Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via local file inclusion in the WPBakery page builder plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c35m-5289-ffv6

## What is CVE-2025-14475?

CVE-2025-14475 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nenad-obradovic Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder, published on 13 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14475?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14475 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14475 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nenad-obradovic Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder, published on 13 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nenad-obradovic Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery page builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14475/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14475/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14475
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14475
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14475

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14475/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.