CVE-2019-16250 Missing authorization in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin options and inject CSS tokens in the Ocean Extra WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16250?
CVE-2019-16250 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
includes/wizard/wizard.php in the Ocean Extra plugin through 1.5.8 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes and injection of a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16250?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oceanwp Ocean Extra.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-16250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-3374 Ocean Extra < 2.0.5 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection
- CVE-2025-3472 Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
- CVE-2024-37489 WordPress Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.2.9 - Authenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0749 Ocean Extra < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure
- CVE-2025-3457 Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpqm-7hm4-438p.