CSRF in Bricks Builder
CVE-2023-3408
The Bricks theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save_settings' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the theme's settings, including enabling a setting which allows lower-privileged users such as contributors to perform code execution, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bricks Builder — versions 0
- Bricksbuilder Bricks
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d58fd503-84d0-4d62-9290-870b1… (Third Party Advisory)
- bricksbuilder.io/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3408?
- CVE-2023-3408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bricks Builder, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3408?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3408 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.