CVE-2026-56009
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 Bricksable for Bricks Builder allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Bricksable for Bricks Builder: from n/a through 1.6.83.
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 confidenceThis is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Bricksable plugin for Bricks Builder. The vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript to be injected through user-supplied input and persisted on the affected system, executing when other users view the compromised content. Stored XSS is particularly dangerous as the malicious payload affects all users who access the infected page.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Verify Bricksable plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and confirm Bricksable appears in the installed plugins list, or check the plugins directory for the bricksable folderAffected if Bricksable plugin is not installed on the WordPress site
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Identify installed Bricksable versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the Bricksable plugin to view its details and note the version number displayedAffected if The installed version is 1.6.83 or lower (any version prior to the fix)
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Inspect Bricksable content for user-supplied input fieldsReview Bricksable elements used on pages/posts; check if any text input, form builder, or custom content elements accept and display user-generated content without sanitizationAffected if The site uses Bricksable elements that accept and display user input (this is the injection vector)
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Search for suspicious script tags in Bricksable contentUse WordPress database queries or a plugin auditor to search post content, custom post types, or Bricksable-specific storage tables for patterns like <script>, javascript:, onload=, onerror=, or other XSS payloadsAffected if Any script tags or malicious JavaScript patterns are found stored in Bricksable-created content
A site is affected if Bricksable is installed with version 1.6.83 or lower and uses Bricksable elements that accept user input, creating a potential injection vector for stored XSS.
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 dataUpgrade Bricksable to a version beyond 1.6.83 which should contain proper input sanitization and output encoding to prevent XSS injection. Until a patch is available, restrict contributor/editor permissions and review existing content for injected scripts.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-56009 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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