Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-41554

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bricks Builder allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Bricks Builder: from n/a through 1.9.2 to 2.2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Reflected XSS vulnerability in Bricks Builder where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being rendered in web pages, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts via crafted URLs.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of Bricks Builder once available. Until then, implement input validation and output encoding at the application layer, and consider a web application firewall as a temporary protective measure.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Bricks Builder installation exists
    Check for the Bricks Builder plugin in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the directory /wp-content/plugins/bricks/ for the plugin files
    Affected if Bricks Builder plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
  2. Identify installed Bricks Builder version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Bricks Builder to view the version number. Alternatively, check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/bricks/bricks.php for the 'Version' field
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range (compare your version to the known vulnerable range when published)
  3. Verify vulnerable endpoint is accessible
    Identify which URL parameters handle user input in Bricks Builder (commonly search, filter, or form submission parameters). Test accessing pages with Bricks Builder templates that accept URL parameters
    Affected if The site uses Bricks Builder templates or dynamic content that processes URL parameters without proper sanitization
  4. Inspect HTTP response for XSS vulnerability
    Use a browser developer tool or curl to examine how user-supplied URL parameters are reflected in the page source. Submit a benign test payload like <script>alert(1)</script> in a URL parameter and check if it executes or appears unescaped in the response
    Affected if The submitted test payload appears literally in the HTML output without being escaped or sanitized, indicating the XSS vulnerability is present

A user is affected if Bricks Builder is installed, the installed version falls within the vulnerable range, and the application reflects URL parameters without proper sanitization enabling script injection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched version of Bricks Builder once available. Until then, implement input validation and output encoding at the application layer, and consider a web application firewall as a temporary protective measure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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