CVE-2026-65471
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Avada Core <= 5.15.6 versions.
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 confidenceAn unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Avada Core plugin/theme versions 5.15.6 and earlier, allowing attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions such as settings changes or plugin configuration modifications without their consent.
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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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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Identify Avada Core installationLocate the Avada Core plugin or theme files in the WordPress installation (wp-content/plugins/avada-core or wp-content/themes/avada) and confirm it is presentAffected if Avada Core plugin or theme is not found on the system
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Determine installed Avada Core versionCheck the main plugin/theme file (e.g., class-avada-core.php or style.css) for the version number, or query the WordPress plugins API endpoint if availableAffected if The version cannot be determined or the version line is missing
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Compare version to affected rangeMatch the found version against the affected range: versions 5.15.6 and earlier are vulnerable; versions after 5.15.6 are notAffected if Installed version is 5.15.6 or any version lower (e.g., 5.15.5, 5.15.0, 5.14.0)
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Assess exposure to authenticated usersDetermine whether the WordPress site has user accounts and allows logged-in users to perform privileged actions (admin functions, settings changes, content modifications)Affected if The site has authenticated user accounts and the vulnerable Avada Core version is installed
The environment is affected if Avada Core version 5.15.6 or earlier is installed and the site has authenticated users who could be tricked into executing unwanted actions via CSRF.
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 · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing operations including forms and AJAX endpoints, and verify the Referer header or Origin header on server-side requests to prevent forged requests.
Avada Core version 5.16 or latest available version (version > 5.15.6)
- 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before performing any updates.
- 2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- 3. Navigate to Avada > Fusion Builder > Live (or Updates section depending on your setup).
- 4. Check your current Avada Core version - ensure it is 5.15.6 or below.
- 5. Update Avada Core to the latest available version (5.16 or higher) through the WordPress theme update mechanism.
- 6. After updating, verify the version number reflects the new installation.
- 7. Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2026-65471 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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