CVE-2022-41996 WordPress Avada premium theme <= 7.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can trick admins into installing or activating arbitrary plugins via CSRF, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-41996?
CVE-2022-41996 is a high-severity vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada (premium WordPress theme), published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada premium theme versions <= 7.8.1 on WordPress leading to arbitrary plugin installation/activation.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theme-Fusion Avada.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-41996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ThemeFusion Avada (premium WordPress theme)
- CVE-2023-39312 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Auth. Unrestricted Zip Extraction vulnerability
- CVE-2024-1468 Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce <= 7.11.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2017-18607 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-39307 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
- CVE-2023-39313 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Authenticated Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p589-wfww-6cff.