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CVE-2026-97471: Avada (Fusion) Builder <= 3.16.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'args[link_target]' Parameter via {user_meta} Dynamic Data Token

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Avada (Fusion) Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via the 'args[link_target]' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract arbitrary user meta values for any user ID, including administrator email addresses, login names, wp_user_level, and WooCommerce customer PII such as billing_email, billing_phone, and billing_address_1. The awb-instagram-nonce required to trigger this endpoint is printed in plaintext in fusionInstagramVars on any page rendering the [fusion_instagram] shortcode, making it harvestable by any anonymous visitor before the exploit request is sent.

Affected products

• themefusion Avada (Fusion) Builder: through 3.16.1

References

• https://avada.com/blog/version-7-16-2-security-update/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ebbd41a8-b9ff-4afe-bcfd-1df52d8d3b5f?source=cve

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