CVE-2026-57409
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 RealMag777 Active Products Tables for WooCommerce profit-products-tables-for-woocommerce allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Active Products Tables for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
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 confidenceDOM-Based XSS vulnerability in the Active Products Tables for WooCommerce plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized user input that is processed by client-side JavaScript and rendered into the HTML page without proper sanitization or output encoding.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 the plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for 'active-products-tables-for-woocommerce' or look in wp-content/plugins/ for the plugin folderAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionRead the main plugin PHP file (usually active-products-tables-for-woocommerce.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or check the version in plugin metadata via WordPress adminAffected if The version number is lower than any patched version released by the vendor
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Locate the plugin JavaScript filesExamine the js/ subdirectory within the plugin folder for files that handle DOM manipulation or process user inputAffected if JavaScript files exist that process client-side data
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Inspect JavaScript for DOM-based XSS patternsSearch the plugin JavaScript files for vulnerable DOM manipulation methods such as innerHTML, outerHTML, document.write, or jQuery html() functions that use URL parameters, form inputs, or local storage data without sanitizationAffected if Code found that directly inserts unsanitized user input into the DOM via these methods
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Check for user input sourcesReview the JavaScript code for usage of location.href, location.search, URLSearchParams, or similar APIs that read user-controlled data and pass it to DOM manipulation functionsAffected if User input from URL parameters or other sources is being used in DOM operations without encoding or sanitization
The environment is affected if the Active Products Tables for WooCommerce plugin is installed and its JavaScript code processes user input into DOM manipulation functions without proper sanitization or output encoding.
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 a patched version when available. Until then, implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and sanitize all user-supplied input before using it in DOM manipulation operations.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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