CVE-2026-34903 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-34903: WordPress Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Oceanwp

Product Ocean Extra

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 7, 2026

Last update April 7, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ocean Extra: from n/a through 2.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ocean Extra for OceanWP does not properly check user permissions before allowing certain actions. A logged-in user with low privileges can modify or delete content they should not have access to. The vulnerability affects versions up to 2.5.3. Update to a version newer than 2.5.3 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete content without proper authorization as a low-privilege logged-in user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or remove site content, potentially disrupting your site's integrity and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2026 CVE published

April 7, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34903 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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