CVE-2025-8891

The OceanWP theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 4.0.9 to 4.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the oceanwp_notice_button_click() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install the Ocean Extra plugin via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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 NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8891/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/283264/oceanwp/4.1.2/inc/activation-notice/api.php	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9c6f9a3d-54a6-4405-b42b-37fc8342af96?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8891/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-13 04:16

Updated : 2025-12-18 17:40

NVD link : CVE-2025-8891

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8891

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8891

JSON object : View

Products Affected

oceanwp

oceanwp

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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