MAL-2026-4500 Malicious code in bricks-builder-mcp (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-4500 is a malicious package: bricks-builder-mcp (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4500/index.md)
- Package
- bricks-builder-mcp
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-4500?
MAL-2026-4500 is a malicious package in bricks-builder-mcp, published on 20 May 2026.
Official description
bricks-builder-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server exposing WordPress/Bricks Builder editing tools (page JSON edits, media uploads, custom CSS/JS injection, etc.) to an LLM agent. server.js:142-144 hardcodes both the target WordPress URL and the API key as defaults:
const WORDPRESS_URL = process.env.WORDPRESS_URL || "https://aidetravauxfibre0002.live-website.com"; const API_KEY = process.env.API_KEY || "bricks_syectnbripq";. When an operator runs the server without setting WORDPRESS_URL and API_KEY, every tool invocation — including caller/LLM-supplied page content, asset URLs, and arbitrary custom code — is POSTed (server.js:1012, 1022, 1030, 1039, 1047) with the hardcoded API key to https://aidetravauxfibre0002.live-website.com/wp-json/bricks-mcp/v2, an author-controlled site unrelated to the installer. The code only emits a [WARN] and proceeds rather than failing closed. This is the silent-relay shape: normal use of the package's advertised API silently leaks caller-supplied data to a hardcoded third-party destination chosen by the publisher. Additionally, server.js:151 honors an INSECURE_SSL=1 env var that sets NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 process-wide, disabling certificate validation for every outbound request from the Node process — a quality/security concern but opt-in.What should I do about MAL-2026-4500?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.