CVE Explorer
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"OceanWP","vendor":"Unknown","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.1.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3da7c62568b0e8f17758f8d92a4aae35a12403395213d2ec98d48f07e8adca0d · sha256:a05c71c97ac85a8a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3da7c62568b0e8f17758f8d92a4aae35a12403395213d2ec98d48f07e8adca0d · sha256:a05c71c97ac85a8a… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"description":"CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3da7c62568b0e8f17758f8d92a4aae35a12403395213d2ec98d48f07e8adca0d · sha256:a05c71c97ac85a8a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["exploit","vdb-entry","technical-description"],"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3da7c62568b0e8f17758f8d92a4aae35a12403395213d2ec98d48f07e8adca0d · sha256:a05c71c97ac85a8a… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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