Ocean ExtraWordPress extension · Oceanwp
CVE-2023-49164
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra.This issue affects Ocean Extra: from n/a through 2.2.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the OceanWP Ocean Extra WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions (such as modifying plugin settings) by exploiting the lack of proper nonce validation on form submissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ocean ExtraWordPress extension
< 2.2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Ocean Extra plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ocean-extra/ directory via file systemAffected if The Ocean Extra plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Check installed version of Ocean ExtraIn WordPress admin, view the plugin details to see the version number, or read the plugin header comment from the main plugin file (typically ocean-extra.php)Affected if The version is displayed as lower than 2.2.3 (for example, 2.2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, or earlier)
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Confirm lack of nonce validation in plugin codeExamine the plugin PHP files that handle form submissions (particularly settings-related files) and look for wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer function calls before processing POST/GET requestsAffected if State-changing form handlers (such as settings updates) do not include nonce verification code, meaning any authenticated administrator can be tricked into performing actions via CSRF
You are affected if the Ocean Extra plugin is installed with a version lower than 2.2.3 and the plugin code lacks proper nonce validation on administrative form submissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.2.3
Implement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing forms and validate the nonce and referer headers server-side before processing any administrative actions.
Ocean Extra version 2.2.3
- Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- Update Ocean Extra plugin to version 2.2.3 through WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins > All Plugins > Ocean Extra > Update Now)
- Alternatively, download version 2.2.3 from the WordPress plugin repository and upload manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version in WordPress admin
- Test that the plugin functionality works correctly after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ocean Extra
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-49164 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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