CVE-2026-16654 (GCVE-0-2026-16654)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 04:28 – Updated: 2026-08-28 04:28
VLAI
Title
Avada (Fusion) Builder <= 3.15.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'size' Shortcode Attribute
Summary
The Avada (Fusion) Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'size' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. WordPress's wp_kses_post filter does not neutralize the payload because the injected content resides entirely within a shortcode attribute string containing no HTML angle brackets, causing kses to pass it through unchanged at save time.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
themefusion Avada (Fusion) Builder Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.15.6 (semver)
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