Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress restaurant reservations plugin version before 1.5 exposed a settings import function without an authentication requirement. For affected sites, this could let someone who should not have administrative access influence plugin behavior and potentially escalate privileges.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any public WordPress site using this plugin before 1.5. The issue has no scored severity in the bundle, but missing authentication in a privilege-related plugin function is a material website takeover risk.
Technical view
CVE-2019-15819 affects the nd-restaurant-reservations WordPress plugin before 1.5. The reported flaw is missing authentication around nd_rst_import_settings_php_function. Public sources describe it as a privilege escalation issue, but the bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, or detailed exploit conditions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running nd-restaurant-reservations before version 1.5, especially public sites with the plugin enabled. The provided data does not identify affected CPEs or a vendor record beyond the plugin references.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation. Treat internet-facing WordPress sites as plausible targets because plugin functions are commonly reachable through public web requests.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, or exploit details are provided. Analysis should stay focused on plugin version validation, authentication exposure, and post-remediation checks for changed settings or unauthorized privileged users.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade nd-restaurant-reservations to version 1.5 or later.
- Disable or remove the plugin if an upgrade is not immediately possible.
- Check the WordPress plugin page and vendor guidance for current maintenance status.
- Review administrator accounts and plugin settings for unexpected changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for nd-restaurant-reservations installations.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are 1.5 or later.
- Search logs for suspicious references to nd_rst_import_settings_php_function.
- Review WordPress users for unexpected privileged accounts.
- Confirm the plugin is disabled where no longer needed.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9501CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nd-restaurant-reservations/#developersCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wordpress-nd-restaurant-reservations-plugin/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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