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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-32453

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada Core fusion-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Avada Core: from n/a through < 5.15.0.

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 confidence

The Avada Core WordPress theme plugin contains a missing authorization vulnerability where the fusion-core component fails to properly enforce access control checks on certain actions or functions. This allows authenticated users (or potentially unauthenticated users depending on the specific endpoint) to access functionality that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles due to incorrectly configured security levels in the access control implementation.

MitigationUpgrade Avada Core to version 5.15.0 or later, which contains the fix for this authorization bypass. If immediate patching is not possible, review and restrict access to sensitive fusion-core endpoints via server-side configuration or web application firewall rules.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Locate Avada Core plugin installation
    Access WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/fusion-core directory via file manager or FTP, or run 'wp plugin list' if WP-CLI is available
    Affected if The Avada Core or fusion-core plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine installed Avada Core version
    Check the plugin header in the main fusion-core PHP file (typically fusion-core.php) for the 'Version' field, or view the version in WordPress plugin admin page, or run 'wp plugin get fusion-core --format=json'
    Affected if Version information cannot be located or shows a version prior to 5.15.0
  3. Compare version against fixed release
    Compare the identified version number to 5.15.0 using standard version comparison (e.g., 5.14.0, 5.10.0, 5.0.0 are all less than 5.15.0)
    Affected if Installed version is below 5.15.0 (for example: 5.14.1, 5.12.0, 4.x, 3.x)
  4. Identify fusion-core component status
    Verify the fusion-core plugin is activated in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or check if the plugin directory exists and contains the fusion-core.php main file
    Affected if Fusion-core component is installed and active on a version below 5.15.0

A user is affected if the Avada Core fusion-core plugin is installed with a version lower than 5.15.0, as this version range contains the missing authorization vulnerability in access control checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Avada Core to version 5.15.0 or later, which contains the fix for this authorization bypass. If immediate patching is not possible, review and restrict access to sensitive fusion-core endpoints via server-side configuration or web application firewall rules.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Avada Core version 5.15.0 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Avada > Theme Options or Updates section
  3. Check for available updates to Avada Core (fusion-core)
  4. Update Avada Core to version 5.15.0 or later
  5. Verify the update completed successfully
  6. Test the site's functionality to ensure the update did not break any features

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,480
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