Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2022-3400

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Bricks from Bricks Builder. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the bricks_save_post AJAX action in versions 1.0 to 1.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to edit any page, post, or template on the vulnerable WordPress website.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Bricks Builder Bricks 1.0 – through 1.5.3

References