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CVE-2026-117490: Flatsome (WordPress theme) · Missing Authorization

Affects Flatsome (WordPress theme)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 3.20.13 soon.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 06:18 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.20.13

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Flatsome (WordPress theme) to 3.20.13.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
FlatsomeAffected
  • <3.20.13
Fixed in
  • 3.20.13

AI-suggested

Upgrade Flatsome to version 3.20.13 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

A missing authorization vulnerability in the Flatsome WordPress theme before version 3.20.13 allows users with the Contributor role to publish their own content and change its post type via an AJAX save action without having the necessary permissions.

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