CVE-2026-57618
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 · uneditedContributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Neve PRO <= 3.1.2 versions.
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 confidenceCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Neve PRO WordPress theme/plugin affecting versions 3.1.2 and below. A user with Contributor-level privileges can inject malicious scripts (likely stored XSS) that execute when other users view the compromised content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Check Neve PRO version via WordPress adminNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins (or Appearance > Themes for theme mode) > locate Neve PRO and view the version number displayedAffected if Version displayed is 3.1.2 or lower
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Check Neve PRO version via plugin/theme file headerAccess the main Neve PRO plugin file (typically wp-content/plugins/neve-pro-addon/) or theme directory and open the main PHP file to find the 'Version:' comment headerAffected if Version comment shows 3.1.2 or lower
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Identify Contributor-level user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review the role column for any users assigned the Contributor roleAffected if At least one user with Contributor role exists on the site
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Verify Neve PRO is activeConfirm the Neve PRO add-on or theme is currently active on the WordPress site via Plugins or Themes admin pageAffected if Neve PRO is active and version is 3.1.2 or below with Contributor users present
User is affected if Neve PRO version is 3.1.2 or below AND the site has active Contributor-level users who could inject stored XSS into content.
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 Neve PRO to the latest patched version. Until patched, review user permissions and consider restricting Contributor-level access to untrusted users.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-57618 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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