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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2025-8944

Analyzed

Source-contact@wpscan.com

Published At-05 Sep, 2025 | 06:15

Updated At-20 Jan, 2026 | 21:38

The OceanWP WordPress theme before 4.1.2 is vulnerable to an option update due to a missing capability check on one of its AJAX request handler, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update the darkMod` setting.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Secondary	3.1	4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Type: Secondary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 4.3

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

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

CPE Matches

oceanwp>>oceanwp>>Versions before 4.1.2(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:oceanwp:oceanwp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-862	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-862

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/	contact@wpscan.com	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf77b7f2-525b-4fe8-b612-185a1c18c197/

Source: contact@wpscan.com

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