# CVE-2026-1572: Cross-site scripting in Livemesh Addons by Elementor

> Authenticated attackers can inject scripts into plugin settings via missing authorization and insufficient escaping, leading to stored XSS when administrators view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jvgv-2979-qhcj

## What is CVE-2026-1572?

CVE-2026-1572 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Livemesh Addons by Elementor, published on 16 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Livemesh Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings in all versions up to, and including, 9.0. This is due to missing authorization checks on the AJAX handler `lae_admin_ajax()` and insufficient output escaping on multiple checkbox settings fields. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin settings page that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin settings page granted they can obtain a valid nonce, which can be leaked via the plugin's improper access control on settings pages.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1572?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-1572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1572 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Livemesh Addons by Elementor, published on 16 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Livemesh Addons by Elementor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1572/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.