CVE-2026-41554
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 · uneditedImproper 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 confidenceReflected 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.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Bricks Builder installation existsCheck for the Bricks Builder plugin in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the directory /wp-content/plugins/bricks/ for the plugin filesAffected if Bricks Builder plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed Bricks Builder versionIn 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' fieldAffected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range (compare your version to the known vulnerable range when published)
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Verify vulnerable endpoint is accessibleIdentify 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 parametersAffected if The site uses Bricks Builder templates or dynamic content that processes URL parameters without proper sanitization
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Inspect HTTP response for XSS vulnerabilityUse 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 responseAffected 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.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate 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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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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