Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-0554 affects the Quick Restaurant Menu WordPress plugin through version 2.0.2. An attacker does not need an account, but must trick a site administrator into clicking or visiting something crafted. If successful, menu items can be changed, disrupting public content and possibly site operations.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority website integrity issue where the plugin is present. It is less urgent than a remotely exploitable takeover, but public menu tampering can affect customer trust and operations.
Technical view
The issue is Cross-Site Request Forgery caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation on plugin AJAX actions. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, reflecting no attacker privileges, required administrator interaction, and high integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Quick Restaurant Menu versions up to and including 2.0.2, especially where administrators are active in the browser while logged in.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation depends on social engineering an administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link; it is not described as unauthenticated direct compromise.
Researcher notes
Focus review on admin AJAX handlers and nonce enforcement around menu update operations. The source bundle supports CSRF, required administrator interaction, and affected versions through 2.0.2; it does not provide evidence of weaponized exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Quick Restaurant Menu and record installed versions.
- Update the plugin according to WordPress plugin or vendor guidance.
- If an affected version remains, disable or remove the plugin until remediated.
- Warn administrators not to click unexpected links while logged into WordPress.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Quick Restaurant Menu is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify no installed instance is version 2.0.2 or earlier.
- Review plugin change history for nonce validation fixes in AJAX handlers.
- Check WordPress content history for unexpected menu item changes.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc7c214-8d76-453c-a05d-682aa425b06e?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-restaurant-menu/tags/2.0.2/includes/admin/ajax-functions.phpCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2851871/quick-restaurant-menu/trunk?contextall=1&old=2788636&old_path=%2Fquick-restaurant-menu%2FtrunkCVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/02/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quick-restaurant-menu-plugin/CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc7c214-8d76-453c-a05d-682aa425b06eCVE reference · x_transferred
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.