Medium severity · published Mar 13, 2023
CVE-2023-0749
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…
6.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OE
Ocean Extra · Oceanwp
before 2.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0749
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0749
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9caa8d2e-383b-47d7-8d21-d2ed6b1664cb
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