CVE-2024-5431: wpcafe vulnerability

What is known

The WPCafe – Online Food Ordering, Restaurant Menu, Delivery, and Reservations for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.25 via the reservation_extra_field shortcode parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include remote files on the server, potentially resulting in code execution

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-5431, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affecting wpcafe, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether wpcafe is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
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