CVE-2026-39703
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 wpbits WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder wpbits-addons-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder: from n/a through <= 1.8.1.
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 confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin (versions <=1.8.1) allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript payloads that execute when site visitors view compromised pages.
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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 WPBITS Addons For Elementor is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'WPBITS Addons For Elementor' in the list. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version is 1.8.1 or lower
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Confirm the exact plugin versionClick on 'View details' next to the plugin name in the plugins list to see the current version number, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/ folder if file access is available.Affected if The installed version is 1.8.1 or any version up to and including 1.8.1
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Identify where user input is stored and displayedReview pages built with Elementor that use WPBITS Addons widgets, particularly any widget that accepts and displays user-supplied text input such as content widgets, heading widgets, or custom form elements.Affected if Any WPBITS Addons widget that accepts text input and displays it on the frontend is potentially vulnerable
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Inspect stored content for malicious scriptsIn WordPress admin, review pages/posts containing WPBITS Addons widgets. Check the database wp_posts table for any script tags or JavaScript event handlers (onload, onerror, onmouseover) in content fields that may have been injected.Affected if Any stored content contains unescaped HTML script tags or JavaScript event handlers originating from user input
You are affected if the WPBITS Addons For Elementor plugin version 1.8.1 or lower is installed and any content created with its widgets is displayed on your site.
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 to the latest version of WPBITS Addons For Elementor; if no patch available, review and sanitize all user inputs in the plugin using proper output encoding and input validation techniques.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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