CVE-2020-36760
Ocean Extra <=1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Ocean Extra <=1.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36760- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24201
4.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24201- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5
4.3
The Ocean Extra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36760- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36760 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Oceanwp Ocean Extra, published July 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eb3ef121-13ea-4e42-90c1-1f4bd31ebbcf?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2391055%40ocean-extra&new=2391055%40ocean-extra&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36760
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmhq-gjww-gfj5