AvadaWordPress extension · Theme Fusion
CVE-2023-39312
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada.This issue affects Avada: from n/a through 7.11.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada WordPress theme (versions through 7.11.1). The vulnerability allows unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to perform actions that should require higher-level permissions due to missing capability checks or authorization validation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
AvadaWordPress extension
< 7.11.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Avada theme versionNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard. Locate the Avada theme and note the version number displayed, or check the style.css file in wp-content/themes/avada for the 'Version:' headerAffected if Version is below 7.11.2 (e.g., 7.11.1, 7.11.0, 7.10.x, etc.)
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Verify WordPress user roles and capabilitiesGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review the role assigned to each user account. Check if any users with Subscriber, Contributor, or Author roles have unexpectedly gained Administrator capabilitiesAffected if Lower-privileged users possess capabilities they should not have, or unauthorized role changes exist
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Inspect Avada theme options for unauthorized modificationsNavigate to Avada > Theme Options in the WordPress admin. Review settings in sections like Header, Footer, Layout, and Page Options for unexpected changes that lower-privileged users could not normally modifyAffected if Settings have been altered by users without proper administrative privileges
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Review WordPress audit logs for suspicious admin actionsCheck WordPress activity logs, server access logs, or security plugins (e.g., Wordfence, Sucuri) for actions like plugin installations, theme changes, user creation, or site settings modifications performed by low-privileged or unknown usersAffected if Administrative actions were executed by unauthenticated or lower-privileged accounts
You are affected if the Avada theme version is below 7.11.2 AND evidence exists of unauthorized actions performed by users lacking proper WordPress capabilities.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.11.2
Update Avada to version 7.11.2 or later which contains the security fix. Until then, restrict access to affected endpoints and monitor for unauthorized administrative actions.
Avada version 7.11.2
- Backup your WordPress site database and files
- Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Appearance > Themes
- Locate the Avada theme and click on it to select the update option
- Update to version 7.11.2
- Verify the theme version is now 7.11.2 in Appearance > Themes
- Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not break any features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Avada
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-39312 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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