CVE-2025-8944

OceanWP < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Limited Option Update

Published Sep 5, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The OceanWP WordPress theme before 4.1.2 is vulnerable to an option update due to a missing capability check on one of its AJAX request handler, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update the darkMod` setting.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26881 The OceanWP WordPress theme before 4.1.2 is vulnerable to an option update due to a missing capability check on one of its AJAX request handler, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update the darkMod` setting.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Oceanwp oceanwp
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oceanwp:oceanwp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Oceanwp oceanwp
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Oceanwp
Oceanwp oceanwp Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Oceanwp
Oceanwp oceanwp Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The OceanWP WordPress theme before 4.1.2 is vulnerable to an option update due to a missing capability check on one of its AJAX request handler, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update the darkMod` setting.
Title OceanWP < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Limited Option Update
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 5, 2025, 4:09 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2025, 1:34 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 5, 2025, 6:15 AM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 11:10 PM