XSS in Oceanwp Ocean Extra
CVE-2025-3457
The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'oceanwp_icon' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Oceanwp Ocean Extra — versions 0
- Oceanwp Ocean Extra
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/362a01c0-8b97-40dc-8af5-0d904… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ocean-extra/tags/2.4.5/includes/shortcodes/s… (Product)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oceanwp/4.0.6/inc/oceanwp-theme-icons.php (Product)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oceanwp/4.0.6/inc/oceanwp-theme-icons.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3277977/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-3457?
- CVE-2025-3457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-3457?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-3457 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.