# CVE-2026-14956: Bricksforge privilege escalation in Pro Forms registration action

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-14956-bricksforge-privilege-escalation-in-pro-forms-registration-action  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-17. Updated: 2026-07-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-14956 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-07-17

Bricksforge, a popular WordPress plugin used for building custom forms and site elements, contains a critical security flaw in its Pro Forms registration feature. This vulnerability allows unauthorized individuals to bypass security checks and register themselves as administrators on the website. If exploited, an attacker could gain full control over the site, potentially leading to data theft, service disruption, or complete site takeover.

Technologies: [Bricksforge](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bricksforge). Vendors: [Bricksforge](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/bricksforge).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-14956 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14956 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-14956?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 17 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Bricksforge up to, and including, 3.1.8.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14956?** A patch was published on 2026-07-14: Fixed in version 3.1.8.7 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-14956 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-14956?** Check whether you run Bricksforge at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The Bricksforge plugin for WordPress (up to version 3.1.8.6) is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper validation of the 'fieldIds' parameter within the Pro Forms registration action. This flaw allows an attacker to inject arbitrary field IDs into the trusted form-field whitelist. By submitting a specially crafted request to a publicly accessible registration form configured with the User Registration action, an unauthenticated attacker can assign themselves the administrator role. The vulnerability was addressed in version 3.1.8.7.

## Affected products

- Bricksforge Bricksforge up to, and including, 3.1.8.6

## Timeline

- 2026-07-14: patched: Fixed in version 3.1.8.7
- 2026-07-17: advisory: NVD publication date

## References

- [https://bricksforge.io/version-changelog/](https://bricksforge.io/version-changelog/)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0538778-5ba4-4bec-a89d-ef90a9ba8375?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0538778-5ba4-4bec-a89d-ef90a9ba8375?source=cve)

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