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

CVE-2026-57718

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-13
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 5 weeks old

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 Unlimited Elements Unlimited Elements For Elementor (Free Widgets, Addons, Templates) unlimited-elements-for-elementor allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Unlimited Elements For Elementor (Free Widgets, Addons, Templates): from n/a through <= 2.0.12.

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

Reflected XSS vulnerability in Unlimited Elements For Elementor plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected in web pages. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 2.0.12.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version which should include proper input sanitization and output encoding. Until then, avoid clicking untrusted links and implement WAF rules to block XSS attack patterns.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Unlimited Elements For Elementor' in the list
    Affected if the plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Determine installed version
    In the Plugins list, find the Unlimited Elements For Elementor plugin and note the version number displayed below the plugin name
    Affected if the version number is 2.0.12 or lower
  3. Confirm plugin is active
    In the Plugins list, verify that the Unlimited Elements For Elementor plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'
    Affected if the plugin is currently active and serving pages
  4. Identify reflected parameter behavior
    Use browser developer tools or a manual proxy to inspect HTTP responses when submitting forms or clicking links within the plugin's frontend widgets; check if user-supplied input appears verbatim in the response HTML without encoding
    Affected if input submitted through plugin widgets or shortcodes is reflected unescaped in the page source
  5. Review access logs for XSS indicators
    Examine web server access logs (Apache, Nginx, or WordPress debug logs) for GET/POST requests to pages containing the plugin's shortcodes or widgets, looking for suspicious patterns like <script, javascript:, or onload= in URL parameters
    Affected if logs show attempts to inject script tags or event handlers into parameters used by the plugin

You are affected if the Unlimited Elements For Elementor plugin is installed, active, and running version 2.0.12 or lower, with user input being reflected without proper encoding in frontend output.

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 the plugin to the latest version which should include proper input sanitization and output encoding. Until then, avoid clicking untrusted links and implement WAF rules to block XSS attack patterns.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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