CVE-2024-37489: WordPress Ocean Extra plugin <= 2.2.9 - Authenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in OceanWP Ocean Extra allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ocean Extra: from n/a through 2.2.9.

Affected products

oceanwp Ocean Extra: before 2.3.0 — fixed in 2.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: oceanwp Ocean Extra 2.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ocean-extra/wordpress-ocean-extra-plugin-2-2-9-authenticated-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ocean-extra/wordpress-ocean-extra-plugin-2-2-9-authenticated-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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