PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Avada Core safe?
All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...
What this plugin does
- Slug:
fusion-core - Author: LiteSpeed Technologies
- 7000000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (2780 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 141935533 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2016-01-29
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 10.1
- Last updated: 2026-11-03 8:19pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.4
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
Known vulnerabilities
3 known CVEs on file for Avada Core.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-32453 | Fusion Core [fusion-core] < 5.15.0 | Missing Authorization | Medium 5.3 | < 5.15.0 | 5.15.0 | 2026-03-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-32454 | Fusion Core [fusion-core] < 5.15.0 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.5 | < 5.15.0 | 5.15.0 | 2026-03-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Fusion Core [fusion-core] < 5.15.7 | — | Unknown | < 5.15.7 | 5.15.7 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-65471 | Avada Core < 5.15.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | — | Unknown | < 5.15.7 | 5.15.7 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Avada Core updated — 10.1 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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