CVE-2024-2311

Avada <= 7.11.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

6.4 Medium

The Avada theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.11.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.69%Up 0.6 points since Apr 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.4

Avada <= 7.11.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Record: CVE-2024-2311
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-27266 6.4

Record: EUVD-2024-27266
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgjr-q739-ggx5 6.4

The Avada theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's...

Record: GHSA-fgjr-q739-ggx5
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.4

Record: CVE-2024-2311
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-2311 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Theme-fusion Avada, published April 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.