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CVE-2024-51581: WordPress Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor plugin <= 1.5.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in nicheaddons Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor restaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.5.6.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This CVE is a stored cross-site scripting issue in a WordPress Elementor add-on for restaurant and cafe sites. An authenticated user could store unsafe content that later runs in another user’s browser. The recorded severity is medium, but risk rises where many users can edit content.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene item. It is not reported as actively exploited, but stored XSS can affect administrative sessions and customer-facing pages. Prioritize sites with broad contributor access or high business visibility.

Technical view

CVE-2024-51581 is CWE-79 stored XSS in nicheaddons Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor, package restaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor, affecting versions through 1.5.6. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor versions up to and including 1.5.6. The source bundle does not identify affected deployment counts, default installations, or whether specific widget configurations are required.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires a logged-in user and victim interaction, consistent with stored XSS risk rather than unauthenticated remote compromise.

Researcher notes

The provided affected data says through <= 1.5.6, while the structured affected entry lists version 0 and defaultStatus unaffected. Use the narrative CVE description and Patchstack reference as primary signals, and avoid assuming a fixed version without vendor confirmation.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for restaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor versions through 1.5.6.
  • Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a confirmed fixed version.
  • Update the plugin when a vendor-confirmed patched release is available.
  • Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
  • Restrict content-editing privileges to trusted users until remediation is complete.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin is installed and record its exact version.
  • Review WordPress roles that can create or modify plugin-controlled content.
  • Check recent plugin-related content changes for unexpected script-bearing input.
  • Verify remediation by confirming deployment of a vendor-confirmed fixed version.
  • Document any sites retaining the plugin without an available fix.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Patchstack

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2024-51581Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
nicheaddonsRestaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementorrestaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor, 0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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