Ocean Extra <=1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Priority LOW 21CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.5]. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the add_core_extensions_bundle_validation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to validate extension bundles via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 8 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Ocean Extra (oceanwp): 1.6.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ocean Extra (oceanwp) Fixed in 1.6.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36760
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5
References
Exploit 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb3ef121-13ea-4e42-90c1-1f4bd31ebbcf?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
More oceanwp Ocean Extra vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03118 Ocean Extra < 2.0.5 - Admin+ PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-00711 Ocean Extra < 2.1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-03051 Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26823 WordPress Ocean Extra Plugin <= 2.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12232 includes/wizard/wizard.php in the Ocean Extra plugin through 1.5.8 for WordPress allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-07382 Ocean Extra < 1.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-36760 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36760 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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