CVE-2022-3374 Ocean Extra < 2.0.5 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection
A high-privilege user importing a malicious file can trigger PHP object injection, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3374?
CVE-2022-3374 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Ocean Extra, published on 31 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ocean Extra WordPress plugin before 2.0.5 unserialises the content of an imported file, which could lead to PHP object injections issues when a high privilege user import (intentionally or not) a malicious Customizer Styling file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oceanwp Ocean Extra.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-3374 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3374 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ocean Extra
- CVE-2019-16250 Missing authorization in n/a
- 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-2xq6-mr97-65fj.