CVE-2025-24748: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-24748 is a Broken Access Control (Missing Authorization) vulnerability in the ThemeFusion Avada WordPress theme. It affects Avada versions up to and including 7.11.10, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks. The vulnerability was reported by Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) on October 2, 2024, and publicly disclosed on January 24, 2025. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) per Patchstack's assessment of the Avada theme vulnerability (Patchstack Avada).

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning one or more functions within the Avada theme fail to verify whether the requesting user has the appropriate permissions before executing privileged actions. This allows unauthenticated users to trigger functionality that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles. The flaw was discovered through Patchstack's Active VDP (Vulnerability Disclosure Program) with ThemeFusion, and no complex preconditions are required for exploitation beyond network access to a vulnerable WordPress installation (Patchstack Avada).

Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to perform actions that should require elevated privileges within the WordPress site running the Avada theme. While the specific privileged action exposed is not fully detailed in public disclosures, broken access control vulnerabilities of this type can lead to unauthorized data access, modification of site settings, or abuse of theme functionality. Given Avada's widespread use as one of the most popular WordPress themes, the potential attack surface is significant across many websites (Patchstack Avada).

Patchstack rates this vulnerability as low priority with no impactful threat currently observed, and there is no evidence of public proof-of-concept exploit code or active in-the-wild exploitation. The EPSS score is approximately 0.03%, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability does not appear in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. However, broken access control flaws in popular WordPress themes are frequently targeted in mass-exploit campaigns (Patchstack Avada).

ThemeFusion has released Avada version 7.11.11 which addresses this vulnerability. Users should update the Avada theme to version 7.11.11 or later as the primary remediation step. Patchstack users can leverage the platform's virtual patching or auto-update features for vulnerable themes. If an immediate update is not possible, site administrators should consult their hosting provider or web developer for assistance (Patchstack Avada).

The vulnerability was included in CISA's weekly vulnerability bulletin (SB25-188) for the week of June 30, 2025, indicating it received standard industry tracking. Patchstack, which discovered and disclosed the vulnerability through its Active VDP program with ThemeFusion, rates it as low priority with unlikely exploitation impact. No significant independent researcher commentary or notable media coverage beyond standard vulnerability database aggregation has been observed (CISA Bulletin, Patchstack Avada).