CVE-2025-8944 - OceanWP < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Limited Option Update

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MEDIUM

OceanWP < 4.1.2 - Subscriber+ Limited Option Update

Published Sep 5, 2025

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.23%

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.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product OceanWP Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <4.1.2

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

OceanWP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<4.1.2

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

References (2)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-26881
Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-26881		Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory