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title: "CVE-2026-115346: Avada Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce - Unrestricted File Upload"
description: "Avada Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress <= 7.16.2 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by insufficient file type validation in convert_palette_images_to_truecolor() function, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115346/
---

# CVE-2026-115346 Avada Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce - Unrestricted File Upload

Avada Website Builder For WordPress & WooCommerce theme for WordPress <= 7.16.2 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by insufficient file type validation in convert\_palette\_images\_to\_truecolor() function, letting unauthenticated attackers upload executable files and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.66% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115346)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Upload

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 7.16.2 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115346](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115346)
- [https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/](https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-4-security-update/)
- [https://themeforest.net/item/avada-responsive-multipurpose-theme/2833226](https://themeforest.net/item/avada-responsive-multipurpose-theme/2833226)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af757e6b-cbb3-4efd-8c83-99a03dee2311?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af757e6b-cbb3-4efd-8c83-99a03dee2311?source=cve)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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