# CVE-2023-39309: WordPress Avada Builder plugin <= 3.11.1 - Auth. SQL Injection vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Avada Builder plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv3w-w9gj-7hf3

## What is CVE-2023-39309?

CVE-2023-39309 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ThemeFusion Fusion Builder, published on 28 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in ThemeFusion Fusion Builder.This issue affects Fusion Builder: from n/a through 3.11.1.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39309?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Avada Fusion Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ThemeFusion Fusion Builder

- [CVE-2023-39311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39311/): WordPress Avada Builder plugin <= 3.11.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39309 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39309 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ThemeFusion Fusion Builder, published on 28 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ThemeFusion Fusion Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39309/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39309/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39309
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39309
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39309

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39309/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.