CVE-2025-8944

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oceanwp:oceanwp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

30 Sep 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El tema de WordPress OceanWP anterior a la versión 4.1.2 es vulnerable a una actualización de opción debido a la ausencia de una comprobación de capacidad en uno de sus gestores de solicitudes AJAX, permitiendo a cualquier usuario autenticado, como un suscriptor, actualizar la configuración 'darkMod'.

Information

Published : 2025-09-05 06:15

Updated : 2026-09-30 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-8944

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

oceanwp

oceanwp

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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