CVE-2024-2311 Avada <= 7.11.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to script execution in victim browsers.
- 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-2024-2311?
CVE-2024-2311 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemeFusion Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Avada theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.11.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theme-Fusion Avada.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-2311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ThemeFusion Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce
- 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-2022-41996 WordPress Avada premium theme <= 7.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2017-18607 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-39307 WordPress Avada theme <= 7.11.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgjr-q739-ggx5.