CVE-2025-3472 PoC — Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-3472.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title:Ocean Extra <= 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (CVE-2025-3472)
Description:The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes when WooCommerce is also installed and activated.

Description

The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to the software allowing users to supply arbitrary shortcodes in the content_rech_data parameter that is then executed. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes when WooCommerce is also installed and activated.

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