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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-97670

theme-fusion avada_builder Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Published Oct 9, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 9, 2026 · theme-fusion avada_builder Improper Control

Patch now

CVE-2026-97670 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm theme-fusion avada_builder Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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Severity
Critical—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated avada_builder · vendor theme-fusion avada_builder

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 req

Are you affected?

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  • stated avada_builder<= 7.16.1
  • vendor theme-fusion avada_builderversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-97670

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-97670 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm theme-fusion avada_builder Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 7.16.1. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.43%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 9, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  2. Oct 13, 2026 · Tenable CVE Database

    Detected

    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 toke

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97670

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-97670

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97670

    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 toke

    tenable.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-97670

    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-suppl

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.