CVE-2023-49164 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49164: WordPress Ocean Extra Plugin <= 2.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Oceanwp

Product Ocean Extra

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 19, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra.This issue affects Ocean Extra: from n/a through 2.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ocean Extra versions up to 2.2.2 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unwanted actions on behalf of site administrators. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, modifies site settings or data without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must click the link or visit the attacker's page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions (modify settings, change data) on behalf of an admin who visits a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter Ocean Extra settings or site configuration if an admin is tricked into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link; no special privileges or authentication bypass needed.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49164 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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