Bricks
CVE-2024-2297
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.19%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) "Code Execution" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings. Affected products include: Bricksbuilder Bricks.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) "Code Execution" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using all face moderate risk from CVE-2024-2297, a improper privilege management vulnerability rated CVSS 7.1. Attackers could escalate their privileges to gain elevated access beyond their authorized level. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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CVE.org
EPSS
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution due to the theme allowing site editors to include
Unauthenticated attackers can leak password hashes, email addresses, and post metadata from WordPress sites running Bric
Broken access control in the Bricks Builder WordPress plugin/theme through version 2.4.3 lets unauthenticated remote att
Unauthenticated content disclosure in Bricks Theme 2.4 and earlier for WordPress lets anonymous attackers read draft and
Reflected cross-site scripting in Bricks Builder WordPress theme through version 1.9.2 to 2.2 enables remote attackers t
The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the bricks_sav
Broken Access Control in Bricks Builder for WordPress (versions up to and including 2.1.4) allows subscriber-level authe
The Bricks Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and inc
GitHub PoC
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