CVE-2025-8891

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductOceanwp
PublishedAug 13, 2025
First seenAug 13, 2025

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
oceanwp oceanwp4.0.9 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.1—

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