WordPress OceanWP theme <= 3.4.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability

published 2024-05-17 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27786

cvss: 7.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OceanWP allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects OceanWP: from n/a through 3.4.1.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

OceanWP OceanWP 3.4.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-20)

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected products

OceanWP OceanWP

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/oceanwp/wordpress-oceanwp-theme-3-4-1-authenticated-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-23700
NVD CVE-2023-23700

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Summary