Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach query_result REST endpoint unauthenticated
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DeliverySubmit attacker-controlled urlParams value
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ExploitValue re-parsed as Bricks dynamic data tag
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ExecutionInject author_meta:user_pass tag
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PersistServer resolves and returns user record
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ImpactHarvest author password hash and email
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Template injection prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions beyond running a vulnerable version - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Bricks Theme 2.4.3 and earlier, where the query_result REST endpoint accepts attacker-controlled urlParams and re-parses them as dynamic data tags. No authentication, user interaction, or non-default setting is required per the CVSS vector (PR:N/UI:N) and description. The only material limiter is version: sites updated to Bricks 2.4.4 are not affected. Impact is confidentiality-only (password hash, email, post meta disclosure); the flaw does not itself provide write or code-execution primitives per the available data. |
| Impact | All available signals point to a genuine, high-priority issue rather than a CVSS-inflated non-event. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated path to high-confidentiality impact, and the description corroborates the vector exactly: an anonymous attacker controls the urlParams object in the query_result REST endpoint and the value is re-parsed as a Bricks dynamic data tag, leaking the post author's user record including the password hash. There is no CVSS/description conflict - the network, no-auth, no-interaction claims are internally consistent. No EPSS score and no CISA KEV entry are present in the input, so widespread or confirmed active exploitation cannot be asserted; the vuln.today Decision label is 'this_week', indicating prompt but not emergency remediation. The reporting source is VulnCheck (a credible research vendor), and a fixed release (2.4.4) exists, but there is no confirmed working public exploit at this time. Net: a real, directly actionable information-disclosure flaw whose exposure of password hashes makes it serious despite the absence of KEV/EPSS data - treat it as a priority patch, not a theoretical high-CVSS finding. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An anonymous attacker sends a crafted request to the Bricks query_result REST endpoint, supplying a urlParams value that Bricks re-parses as a dynamic data tag (e.g. author_meta:user_pass or author_meta:user_email). The server resolves the injected tag and returns the post author's user record - including the password hash - in the response, all without authentication or user interaction. No confirmed working public exploit is identified at time of analysis, though VulnCheck has published an advisory describing the technique. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Unauthenticated attackers can leak password hashes, email addresses, and post metadata from WordPress sites running Bricks Theme 2.4.3 and earlier by injecting dynamic-data tags through the query_result REST endpoint. The flaw is remotely exploitable with no authentication or user interaction (CVSS 7.5, confidentiality-only impact), and the vendor has released Bricks 2.4.4 as the fix. No CISA KEV entry is present and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, but the unauthenticated confidentiality impact makes this a high-priority update.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 2.4.4. Update WordPress sites running Bricks Theme 2.4.3 or earlier to 2.4.4 or later; see https://bricksbuilder.io/release/bricks-2-4-4/ and the VulnCheck advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bricks-theme-unauthenticated-dynamic-data-tag-injection-via-query-result. No vendor-documented workaround is provided in the available references; the vendor fix is upgrading to 2.4.4.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Bricks Theme is a WordPress site builder that supports dynamic data tags, which are template tokens resolved against stored site data at render time. CVE-2026-118803 is an unauthenticated dynamic-data tag injection (CWE-1336, improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine) in the query_result REST endpoint: attacker-controlled urlParams are re-parsed as dynamic data tags, allowing tags such as author_meta:user_pass, author_meta:user_email, or cf_coupon_amount to resolve and disclose post meta and the post author's user record. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:bricks:bricks_theme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies Bricks Theme as the affected product, and the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N confirms a remote, unauthenticated trigger with no user interaction and confidentiality-only impact. The flaw does not itself provide write or code-execution primitives per the available data.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Endpoint is network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/AC:L); disclosure of password hash is high confidentiality (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact and no scope change.
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CVSS VectorNVD
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2DescriptionNVD
Bricks Theme 2.4.3 and before contains an unauthenticated dynamic-data tag injection vulnerability that allows anonymous attackers to control the urlParams object in the query_result REST endpoint, causing the submitted value to be re-parsed as a Bricks dynamic data tag. Attackers can inject tags such as author_meta:user_pass, author_meta:user_email, or cf_coupon_amount to leak post meta and the post author's user record, including the password hash, without authentication.
Executive ViewAI
The Bricks Theme vulnerability (CVE-2026-118803) exposes all WordPress sites using versions 2.4.3 and earlier to unauthenticated data breaches, allowing attackers to steal password hashes, email addresses, and post metadata. This affects any organization hosting such sites, risking account compromise and reputational damage. Leadership should prioritize immediate patching to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive user data.
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Attack Technique
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