CVE-2025-5524
OceanWP <= 4.0.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Select HTML Tag
CVSS Score
4.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The OceanWP theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Select HTML tag in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | oceanwp |
| Product | oceanwp |
| Published | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
oceanwp / OceanWP
0 ≤ 4.0.9
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b085f9-3b15-44aa-9ba0-de5321dfbce4?source=cve themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oceanwp/4.0.9/assets/js/select.min.js themes.trac.wordpress.org: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/276114/
Credits
Asaf Mozes