CVE-2023-0749: Ocean Extra < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-13 · updated 2026-10-28

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.

Affected products

oceanwp Ocean Extra: before 2.1.3 — fixed in 2.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: oceanwp Ocean Extra 2.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9caa8d2e-383b-47d7-8d21-d2ed6b1664cb
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9caa8d2e-383b-47d7-8d21-d2ed6b1664cb

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