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    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.

    Published:Sep 5, 2025
    Last Modified:Jan 20, 2026
    EPS:Sep 5, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00048
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Oceanwp
    Product
    Oceanwp
    Vendor
    Oceanwp
    Product
    Oceanwp Plugin
    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-862 Missing Authorization

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High