# CVE-2025-3472: Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes in Ocean Extra plugin when WooCommerce is active, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4fm-73wh-j3m8

## What is CVE-2025-3472?

CVE-2025-3472 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in oceanwp Ocean Extra, published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes when WooCommerce is also installed and activated.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oceanwp Ocean Extra.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-3472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-3472 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3472 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-3472.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in oceanwp Ocean Extra

- [CVE-2019-16250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16250/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-3374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3374/): Ocean Extra < 2.0.5 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-37489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37489/): WordPress Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.2.9 - Authenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-0749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0749/): Ocean Extra < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-3457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3457/): Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-3472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-3472 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in oceanwp Ocean Extra, published on 22 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3472 exists.

Affected product: oceanwp Ocean Extra. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-3472

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3472/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.