What is CVE-2023-0749?

CVE-2023-0749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-0749?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0749 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra

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 subscriber to retrieve the content of arbitrary posts, such as draft, private or even password protected ones.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Oceanwp Ocean_extra
Unknown Ocean Extra — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0749?: CVE-2023-0749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-0749?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0749 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.