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Ocean Extra vulnerabilities
Ocean Extra has 12 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 30 Aug 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 12
- Active installs
- 500,000+
- Latest version
- 2.6.2
- Last updated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 30 Aug 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-9499 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.4.9 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.2) | 30 Aug 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-3457 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.4.7 | Fixed in 2.4.7 | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-3458 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.4.7 | Fixed in 2.4.7 | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2025-3472 | Medium 6.5 | Before 2.4.7 | Fixed in 2.4.7 | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-5531 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.2.8 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.2) | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-3167 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.7 | Fixed in 2.2.7 | 9 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1277 | Medium 6.4 | Before 2.2.5 | Fixed in 2.2.5 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2020-36760 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 1.6.5 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.2) | 12 Jul 2023 |
| Security weakness CVE-2023-0749 | Medium 6.5 | Before 2.1.3 | Fixed in 2.1.3 | 13 Mar 2023 |
| PHP object injection CVE-2022-3374 | High 7.2 | Before 2.0.5 | Fixed in 2.0.5 | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-25104 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.9.5 | Fixed in 1.9.5 | 20 Jun 2022 |
| Authentication bypass CVE-2019-16250 | High 7.5 | Up to 1.5.8 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.6.2) | 11 Sep 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-9499, 30 Aug 2025
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's oceanwp_library shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-3457, 22 Apr 2025
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'oceanwp_icon' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-3458, 22 Apr 2025
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ocean_gallery_id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The Classic Editor plugin must be installed and activated to exploit the vulnerability. CVE record
- CVE-2025-3472, 22 Apr 2025
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes when WooCommerce is also installed and activated. CVE record
- CVE-2024-5531, 11 Jun 2024
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Flickr widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3167, 9 Apr 2024
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘twitter_username’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1277, 29 Feb 2024
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom fields in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2020-36760, 12 Jul 2023
- The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.5]. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the add_core_extensions_bundle_validation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to validate extension bundles via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0749, 13 Mar 2023
- The Ocean Extra WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not ensure that the template to be loaded via a shortcode is actually a template, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve the content of arbitrary posts, such as draft, private or even password protected ones. CVE record
- CVE-2022-3374, 31 Oct 2022
- The Ocean Extra WordPress plugin before 2.0.5 unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injections issues when a high privilege user import (intentionally or not) a malicious Customizer Styling file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog. CVE record
- CVE-2021-25104, 20 Jun 2022
- The Ocean Extra WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 does not escape generated links which are then used when the OceanWP is active, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue CVE record
- CVE-2019-16250, 11 Sep 2019
- includes/wizard/wizard.php in the Ocean Extra plugin through 1.5.8 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes and injection of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence. CVE record
What to do if you run Ocean Extra
If you run Ocean Extra, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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