CVE-2023-24399 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-24399: WordPress Ocean Extra Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Oceanwp

Product Ocean Extra

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 30, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ocean Extra versions up to 2.1.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can compromise other users' sessions, steal credentials, or deface site content visible to those users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site and the victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24399 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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