themefusion Avada Builder Plugin up to 3.11.13 on WordPress Shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in themefusion Avada Builder Plugin up to 3.11.13 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-13345. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in themefusion Avada Builder Plugin up to 3.11.13 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Avada Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.13. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

The weakness was shared by Michael Mazzolini. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13345 since 01/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/13/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• themefusion

Name

• Avada Builder Plugin

Version

• 3.11.0
• 3.11.1
• 3.11.2
• 3.11.3
• 3.11.4
• 3.11.5
• 3.11.6
• 3.11.7
• 3.11.8
• 3.11.9
• 3.11.10
• 3.11.11
• 3.11.12
• 3.11.13

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