CVE-2024-1468 Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce <= 7.11.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can upload arbitrary files via missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using the Avada theme.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1468?

CVE-2024-1468 is a high-severity vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce, published on 29 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the ajax_import_options() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.11.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1468?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Theme-Fusion Avada.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6rj2-w8v9-xrxq.

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