Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan

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

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OceanWP from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	OceanWP	0 – before 4.1.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description