CVE-2026-14882 themefusecom CVE debrief

Who should care

WordPress administrators and users with contributor-level access and above should assess exposure and prioritize remediation. They should review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance. Additionally, they should plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed and review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is schedule

Why it matters

The Brizy – Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting, allowing authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts.

• Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages, leading to potential security breaches
• Successful exploitation requires contributor-level access and above
• Vulnerability can be used to compromise user data or disrupt service

Technical summary

The Brizy – Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'brizy-compiled-sections' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 and a severity of MEDIUM. Affected product context indicates that WordPress administrators and users with contributor-level access and above should assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Defensive priority

Medium-priority defensive actions are recommended to address this vulnerability.

Recommended defensive actions

• Update Brizy – Page Builder to a version greater than 2.8.18
• Restrict contributor-level access and above to prevent arbitrary script injection
• Monitor for suspicious activity on pages with injected scripts
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details on the vulnerability, including its description, CVSS score, and affected versions. Brizy – Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'brizy-compiled-sections' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Evidence is limited to public CVE details and source item descriptions. Defenders should verify affected versions, assess exposure, and prioritize remediation.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.