WordPress Avada premium theme <= 7.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada premium theme versions <= 7.8.1 on WordPress leading to arbitrary plugin installation/activation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00595 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThemeFusion | Avada (premium WordPress theme) | <= 7.8.1 – 7.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Avada (premium WordPress theme) VendorThemeFusion Affected <= 7.8.1 – 7.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theme-fusion:avada:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 7.8.1 | Vulnerable | ThemeFusion |
- cpe:2.3:a:theme-fusion:avada:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 7.8.1 Vulnerable ·ThemeFusion
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p589-wfww-6cff
References
More ThemeFusion Avada vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01267 Fusion Builder < 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated SSRF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02175 Avada <= 7.11.6 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Form Uploads Directory Listing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-12389 Avada Theme <= 7.11.13 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01371 Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce <= 7.11.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-20455 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Auth. Unrestricted Zip Extraction vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-20450 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-41996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p589-wfww-6cff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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