Ocean Extra: known security problems
22 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 22 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.6.1 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.6.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.6.0
- Fixed in
- 2.6.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.6.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-86803
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.6.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'oceanwp_library' Shortcode Template
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.2
- Fixed in
- 2.4.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.4.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13362
- Report title
- Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.5.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.3
- Fixed in
- 2.5.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.5.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-34903
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.5.3 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.9
- Fixed in
- 2.5.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.5.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-9499
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via oceanwp_library Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.8
- Fixed in
- 2.4.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.4.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-49068
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.6
- Fixed in
- 2.4.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.4.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3457
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.4.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.6
- Fixed in
- 2.4.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.4.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3472
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.6) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.6
- Fixed in
- 2.4.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.4.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-3458
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ocean_gallery_id'
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.2.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.9
- Fixed in
- 2.3.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.3.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-37489
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.2.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.8
- Fixed in
- 2.2.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.2.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-5531
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Flickr Widget
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.2.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.6
- Fixed in
- 2.2.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.2.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-3167
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.2.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.4
- Fixed in
- 2.2.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.2.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1277
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 2.2.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.2
- Fixed in
- 2.2.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.2.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-49164
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Activation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (from 1.5.12 up to and including 2.1.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 1.5.12 up to and including 2.1.6
- Fixed in
- 2.1.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.1.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-33999
- Report title
- Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.1.2
- Fixed in
- 2.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-0749
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Access
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.1.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.1.2
- Fixed in
- 2.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-24399
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.1.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.1.1
- Fixed in
- 2.1.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.1.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-23891
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.0.4
- Fixed in
- 2.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 2.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-3374
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.9.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.9.5
- Fixed in
- 1.9.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 1.9.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-25104
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 1.9.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.9.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.9.4
- Fixed in
- 1.9.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 1.9.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-4974
- Report title
- Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (before 1.6.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.6.6
- Fixed in
- 1.6.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 1.6.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-36760
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <=1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.5.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.5.8
- Fixed in
- 1.5.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ocean Extra to version 1.5.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-16250
- Report title
- Ocean Extra <= 1.5.7 - Unauthenticated Options update and CSS injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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