{"id":"CVE-2024-2297","aliases":["EUVD-2024-27252","GHSA-6m6j-3p57-wq75"],"status":"published","title":"Bricksbuilder \u003c= 1.9.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via create_autosave","description":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) \"Code Execution\" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00364,"percentile":0.3046,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2025-02-27T05:23:05Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:24:15Z","products":[{"vendor":"bricks builder","product":"bricks"},{"vendor":"bricksbuilder","product":"bricks"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb075e85-75fc-4008-8270-4d1064ace29e?source=cve","tags":["Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://bricksbuilder.io/release/bricks-1-9-7/","tags":["Release Notes"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2297"},{"url":"https://bricksbuilder.io/release/bricks-1-9-7"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6m6j-3p57-wq75"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-2297","title":"Bricksbuilder \u003c= 1.9.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via create_autosave","description":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) \"Code Execution\" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.","status":"published","published":"2025-02-27T05:23:05.572Z","modified":"2026-04-08T17:23:24.076Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:09.897248Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-27252","description":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) \"Code Execution\" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.","status":"published","published":"2025-02-27T05:23:05Z","modified":"2026-04-08T17:23:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:24:40.44402Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6m6j-3p57-wq75","title":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and...","description":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) \"Code Execution\" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.","status":"published","published":"2025-02-27T06:30:54Z","modified":"2025-02-27T06:30:54Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:00:03.81346Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-2297","description":"The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6.1. This is due to insufficient validation checks placed on the create_autosave AJAX function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated (administrator-level) privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires (1) the Bricks Builder to be enabled for posts (2) Builder access to be enabled for contributor-level users, and (3) \"Code Execution\" to be enabled for administrator-level users within the theme's settings.","status":"published","published":"2025-02-27T06:15:21.477Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:24:15.88Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:44.508862Z"}]}}