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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Contributor authentication (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R) are confirmed prerequisites; no credible availability impact applies to stored XSS of this type.
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Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Neve PRO <= 3.1.2 versions.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting in the Neve PRO WordPress theme addon (versions up to and including 3.1.2) allows a contributor-level authenticated user to inject persistent malicious JavaScript that executes in the browser context of other users, including administrators. The S:C scope change in the CVSS vector confirms the payload escapes the WordPress application boundary and executes in the victim's browser session, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or admin-level privilege escalation. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, placing this in the medium-priority tier despite the scope-changed impact.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) indicates insufficient output encoding or input sanitization in one or more contributor-accessible fields within the Neve PRO theme addon for WordPress. Neve PRO is a commercial premium extension for the Neve theme, enabling additional page-builder and template features. The WordPress contributor role can create and edit posts but cannot publish - nonetheless, the vulnerable theme component apparently renders contributor-supplied data without sanitization in a context visible to higher-privileged users. The scope change (S:C) in the CVSS vector is significant: it means the injected script executes in the victim's browser JavaScript context rather than remaining isolated to the WordPress application, enabling impact on systems and sessions beyond the vulnerable site component itself. Affected product confirmed via Patchstack database as Neve PRO ≤ 3.1.2 (EUVD-2026-39741).
RemediationAI
Update the Neve PRO WordPress theme addon to a version beyond 3.1.2 as soon as one is released by the vendor (ThemeIsle). No specific patched version number was confirmed in the available data at time of analysis - consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/neve-pro-addon/vulnerability/wordpress-neve-pro-theme-3-1-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability and the ThemeIsle changelog for the confirmed fix version. As a compensating control while awaiting a patch, restrict or disable contributor-level user registration on affected WordPress installations; this eliminates the primary attack vector without affecting site functionality for existing higher-privileged users. Additionally, deploying a web application firewall (WAF) rule targeting XSS patterns in request bodies can reduce exploitation probability, though WAF bypasses exist and this should not replace patching. Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can limit the blast radius of any injected script by restricting script execution contexts.
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-39741
GHSA-63mv-grhv-r323