Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-32430

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in IdeaBox Creations PowerPack Addons for Elementor powerpack-lite-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PowerPack Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 2.9.9.

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 · moderate confidence

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in PowerPack Addons for Elementor plugin versions up to 2.9.9. The plugin fails to properly sanitize user input before rendering it in web pages, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when site visitors view compromised content.

MitigationUpdate PowerPack Addons for Elementor to the latest version beyond 2.9.9. Until a patch is available, review and sanitize all user inputs in the plugin using appropriate escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr, wp_kses) before output.

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CVSS 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
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed plugin version
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > PowerPack Addons for Elementor and view the version number displayed, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/powerpack-addons-for-elementor/ via file system
    Affected if version is 2.9.9 or lower
  2. Confirm plugin is active
    Check if PowerPack Addons for Elementor appears in the list of active plugins in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins
    Affected if plugin is active and version is within affected range
  3. Inspect custom widget configurations
    Review any PowerPack custom Elementor widgets that accept user input (such as info boxes, dual buttons, or content widgets) by examining the widget settings in the Elementor editor for each page using these widgets
    Affected if any PowerPack widgets with user-editable text fields are in use on the site
  4. Scan for stored XSS payloads in database
    Query the wp_postmeta and wp_posts tables for suspicious script tags, javascript: URLs, or event handler attributes (onclick, onerror, onload) within PowerPack-related meta values or content containing PowerPack widget shortcodes
    Affected if malicious scripts are found stored in database entries associated with PowerPack widget content

You are affected if PowerPack Addons for Elementor is active at version 2.9.9 or lower and contains user-supplied content in its widgets that could harbor injected scripts.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update PowerPack Addons for Elementor to the latest version beyond 2.9.9. Until a patch is available, review and sanitize all user inputs in the plugin using appropriate escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr, wp_kses) before output.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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