CVE-2020-36760 Ocean Extra <=1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass CSRF protections to validate extension bundles by tricking administrators into clicking a link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36760?
CVE-2020-36760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in oceanwp Ocean Extra, published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.5]. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the add_core_extensions_bundle_validation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to validate extension bundles via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36760?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oceanwp Ocean Extra.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36760?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in oceanwp Ocean Extra
- CVE-2019-16250 Missing authorization 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5.