CVE-2023-0749 Ocean Extra < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure
Authenticated subscribers can read arbitrary post content, including drafts and private posts, due to missing authorization checks in the Ocean Extra plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0749?
CVE-2023-0749 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Ocean Extra, published on 13 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ocean Extra WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not ensure that the template to be loaded via a shortcode is actually a template, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve the content of arbitrary posts, such as draft, private or even password protected ones.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oceanwp Ocean Extra.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0749 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-2023-0749 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0749 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 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-2025-3457 Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w72q-xj4x-r776.