CVE-2026-12256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Contributor PHP Object Injection in Avada <= 3.15.3 versions.

Published: 2026-06-16

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ThemeFusion

Avada

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.15.3

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Avada Theme to the latest available version (at least 3.15.4).

Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00482.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/avada/vulnerability/wordpress-avada-theme-3-15-3-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor PHP Object Injection in Avada <= 3.15.3 versions.
Title		WordPress Avada theme <= 3.15.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-502
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/avada/vulnerability/wordpress-avada-theme-3-15-3-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-16T20:57:21.069Z

Updated: 2026-06-17T10:44:37.897Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T08:56:12.050Z

Link: CVE-2026-12256

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-17T10:44:32.824Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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