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OceanWP <= 4.0.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Select HTML Tag

CVE-2025-5524 · oceanwp

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Vulnerability: OceanWP <= 4.0.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Select HTML Tag
Affected software: oceanwp(Theme)
Affected versions: ≤ 4.0.9
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2025-5524
Published: 18 June 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 37b085f9-3b15-44aa-9ba0-de5321dfbce4). Methodology and redistribution notes

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