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

CVE-2026-39636

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-08
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 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 confidence

This 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.

MitigationUpdate 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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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. Verify Livemesh Addons for Elementor is installed
    Check the WordPress plugin directory or admin panel for Livemesh Addons for Elementor and note the installed version number
    Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is within any known affected range or unknown
  2. Confirm Elementor page builder is active
    Verify that Elementor page builder is installed and active on the WordPress site, as this plugin extends Elementor functionality
    Affected if Elementor is active and being used to build pages alongside the Livemesh plugin
  3. Identify plugin user input fields
    Locate any frontend forms, settings panels, or widget configuration areas provided by Livemesh Addons where users can enter custom text, labels, or content
    Affected if The plugin exposes any text input fields that accept user-generated content and store it in the database
  4. Inspect stored data for unsanitized content
    Examine 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 data
    Affected if Database contains stored malicious scripts in fields associated with Livemesh Addons content
  5. Review Elementor editor pages for injected scripts
    View pages created with Elementor that use Livemesh widgets in the frontend and check browser developer console for any XSS errors or executed scripts
    Affected 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.

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

Update 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.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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