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CVE-2026-118804: Bricks Broken Access Control via query_result Endpoint

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-28 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Bricks Builder 2.4.3 and before contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access restricted post content by submitting crafted post_status and post_type values in the originalQueryVars parameter to the POST /wp-json/bricks/v1/query_result REST endpoint using a publicly obtainable nonce. Attackers can set post_status to draft or private, or post_type to shop_coupon, to disclose unpublished posts, private content, and WooCommerce coupon data that is otherwise blocked by the standard WordPress REST API routes.

Affected products

• Bricks Builder: before 2.4.4 — fixed in 2.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bricks Builder 2.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bricksbuilder.io/release/bricks-2-4-4/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bricks-broken-access-control-via-query-result-endpoint

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