Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Livemeshelementor
CVE-2024-27986
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Livemesh Elementor Addons by Livemesh allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Elementor Addons by Livemesh: from n/a through 8.3.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Livemesh Elementor Addons allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized user input that gets stored and rendered in web pages without proper output encoding.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
< 8.3.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Livemesh Elementor Addons is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Livemesh Elementor Addons' or check the plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/elementor-addons-livemesh/includes/plugin.phpAffected if The plugin is present in the installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin Plugins page, find 'Livemesh Elementor Addons' and read the version number displayed below the plugin name, or inspect the 'Version' header in the main plugin PHP fileAffected if Version number is less than 8.3.6
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the 'Livemesh Elementor Addons' plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if Plugin is active and version is below 8.3.6
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Check for authenticated user accountsReview WordPress user list in Users > All Users to identify accounts with contributor, author, editor, or administrator roles who could access plugin featuresAffected if Authenticated users with access to plugin settings exist and plugin version is below 8.3.6
If the Livemesh Elementor Addons plugin is installed, active, and version is below 8.3.6, the environment is vulnerable to stored XSS via authenticated user input.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.3.6
Update Livemesh Elementor Addons to the latest version beyond 8.3.5. If no patched version is available, consider removing the plugin or implementing a WAF rule to filter XSS payloads until a fix is released.
8.3.6
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Addons For Elementor' (Livemesh Elementor Addons) in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 8.3.6
- After updating, verify the plugin version shows 8.3.6
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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