Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Stored XSS in ThemeFusion Avada 7.11.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. Shortcode processing accepts user-supplied attributes without sufficient sanitization and emits them into rendered pages without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, and the script runs in a visitor's browser whenever the injected page is opened.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in ThemeFusion Avada 7.11.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. Shortcode processing accepts user-supplied attributes without sufficient sanitization and emits them into rendered pages without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, and the script runs in a visitor's browser whenever the injected page is opened.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-2311
- Published
- Apr 9, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeFusion
- Product
- Avada
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=7.11.6
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Avada shortcode proof of concept af52a5proof of concept · unverified
- Avada shortcode proof of concept 8b0f2bproof of concept · unverified
- Avada shortcode proof of concept d3c36fproof of concept · unverified
- Avada shortcode proof of concept ebb7e1proof of concept · unverified
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