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TI-2026-70219 Aliases CVE-2026-97670GHSA-wc6q-34rr-pv23

Avada Builder lets attackers run arbitrary WordPress action hooks

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The Avada (Fusion) Builder plugin for WordPress up to and including 7.16.1 does not verify authorization before running a WordPress action hook whose name comes from a form field value. This is improper control of code generation (CWE-94) in the public form submission path. An unauthenticated remote attacker can invoke several arbitrary action hooks per request, which can permanently delete trashed posts, pages and comments or cause denial of service. It requires a published Avada form with AJAX submission and a notification template that includes a field placeholder.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The Avada (Fusion) Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.16.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying authorization before dispatching a WordPress action hook whose name is taken from an attacker-supplied form-field value (via the notification email_message [field] placeholder and the {action_hook,...} dynamic-data token; the 3.16.1 trust gate is_content_request_supplied() only inspects $_POST['args']/$_GET['args'], never the $_POST['formData'] the public form-submit endpoint parses). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke arbitrary WordPress action hooks (multiple per request), causing state changes up to permanent, irreversible destruction of site content: a verified unauthenticated request permanently deleted trashed posts, pages, and comments via the core wp_scheduled_delete action. Other non-deny-listed hooks extend the impact to denial of service (e.g. wp_maybe_auto_update) and, where vulnerable third-party handlers are installed, further privileged writes. The same unauthenticated dynamic-data pipeline additionally exposes a blind arbitrary user/post-meta read; the read result is delivered only to the site owner and is not attacker-exfiltrable through the plugin's own email/response paths. Exploitation requires a published Avada form with AJAX submission and a notification whose email_message template includes an [all_fields] or explicit [field] placeholder - the default form configuration.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00455 39th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ThemeFusionAvada (Fusion) Builderup to 7.16.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Avada (Fusion) Builder VendorThemeFusion Affected up to 7.16.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Avada (Fusion) Builder.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97670
  2. 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-wc6q-34rr-pv23
  3. 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-11 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • TI-2022-01267 Fusion Builder < 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated SSRF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-05505 Injection in ThemeFusion Avada Builder 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-2026-15146 Avada <= 7.16 and Fusion Builder <= 3.16 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary File Write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-07656 Avada (Fusion) Builder <= 3.15.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Form Entry Value CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources