Option Update Vulnerability in OceanWP WordPress Theme
CVE-2025-8944
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2025-8944?
The OceanWP WordPress theme prior to version 4.1.2 contains a security flaw allowing any authenticated user to perform unauthorized updates on the darkMode setting through a lacking capability check in its AJAX request handler. This vulnerability exposes the theme to potential configuration changes by users with lower privileges, which may lead to unintended modifications in site behavior.
Affected Version(s)
OceanWP 0 < 4.1.2
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.