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.
Published: 2025-09-05
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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'}


Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Oceanwp
Oceanwp oceanwp Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Oceanwp
Oceanwp oceanwp Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Oceanwp Oceanwp Oceanwp Plugin
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-05T16:09:21.888Z

Reserved: 2025-08-13T13:34:06.692Z

Link: CVE-2025-8944

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T16:09:03.168Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-09-05T06:15:33.303

Modified: 2026-01-20T21:38:27.313

Link: CVE-2025-8944

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T14:01:46Z

Weaknesses