CVE-2026-39636
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 Livemesh Addons for Elementor addons-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Livemesh Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 9.0.
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 confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Livemesh Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through plugin inputs, which gets stored in the database and executed when other users view pages containing the affected content.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Livemesh Addons for Elementor is installedCheck the WordPress plugin directory or admin panel for Livemesh Addons for Elementor and note the installed version numberAffected if The plugin is installed and the version is within any known affected range or unknown
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Confirm Elementor page builder is activeVerify that Elementor page builder is installed and active on the WordPress site, as this plugin extends Elementor functionalityAffected if Elementor is active and being used to build pages alongside the Livemesh plugin
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Identify plugin user input fieldsLocate any frontend forms, settings panels, or widget configuration areas provided by Livemesh Addons where users can enter custom text, labels, or contentAffected if The plugin exposes any text input fields that accept user-generated content and store it in the database
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Inspect stored data for unsanitized contentExamine the WordPress database tables (posts, postmeta, or plugin-specific tables) for any records containing script tags, javascript:, or other XSS vectors that may have been injected into Livemesh-related dataAffected if Database contains stored malicious scripts in fields associated with Livemesh Addons content
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Review Elementor editor pages for injected scriptsView pages created with Elementor that use Livemesh widgets in the frontend and check browser developer console for any XSS errors or executed scriptsAffected if Malicious JavaScript executes when viewing pages that contain Livemesh widget content
You are affected if Livemesh Addons for Elementor is installed, accepts user input through its widgets or settings, and contains unsanitized malicious scripts in stored data that execute when other users view Elementor-built pages.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate Livemesh Addons for Elementor to the latest version once available. As a temporary measure, restrict plugin access to trusted users only and implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth.
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