OceanWP <= 4.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update

2025-08-15 00:00

Hamit Cibo

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.1.2

Affected ThemeOceanWP

Affected Version<= 4.1.1

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-8944

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Vulnerability Overview

The OceanWP theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ocean_update_search_box_light_mode AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the darkMod setting.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.1.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8944 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4fe1c440-f988-4020-9f80-77683ff652b2

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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