Authenticated code execution via unrestricted file upload
Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Arbitrary file upload in ThemeFusion Avada 7.11.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code on the server. The Avada_Page_Options::ajax_import_options handler moves an uploaded file into the public WordPress uploads directory without restricting its extension before decoding and deleting it. Contributor-level access supplies the nonce, and repeated large uploads can win the deletion race long enough to request an uploaded PHP file.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file upload in ThemeFusion Avada 7.11.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute PHP code on the server. The Avada_Page_Options::ajax_import_options handler moves an uploaded file into the public WordPress uploads directory without restricting its extension before decoding and deleting it. Contributor-level access supplies the nonce, and repeated large uploads can win the deletion race long enough to request an uploaded PHP file.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1468
- Published
- Feb 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeFusion
- Product
- Avada
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=7.11.4
- Affected versionversion=0 <7.11.5
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