What is CVE-2023-23891?

CVE-2023-23891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-23891?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23891 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Oceanwp Ocean Extra

CVE-2023-23891

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.1.1 versions. Needs the OceanWP theme installed and activated.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (39.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Oceanwp Ocean Extra — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ocean-extra/wordpress-ocean-extra-plugin-… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23891?: CVE-2023-23891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-23891?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23891 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.