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Critical· 9.8

CVE-2026-14956

The Bricksforge plugin for WordPress contains a privilege‑escalation flaw in versions up to 3.1.8.6 that lets unauthenticated attackers add administrator accounts by manipulating the fieldIds parameter in a public Pro Forms registration form. The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user‑supplied field IDs, which can be added to a trusted whitelist. Exploitation is possible only when a site has a publicly accessible Bricksforge Pro Forms element configured with the User Registration action.

publishedJul 17, 2026
last modifiedJul 21, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.8
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
28th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 1, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

01

Who is affected

WordPress sites using the Bricksforge plugin version 3.1.8.6 or earlier with a public Pro Forms registration form that has the User Registration action enabled.

02

Real-world impact

An attacker could create an administrator account without authentication, gaining full control of the WordPress site.

03

Why this severity

The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8 (Critical) because the attack is network‑based, requires low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Jul 17, 2026 · 17d ago
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 21, 2026 · 13d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →