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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-5459 · published 5 June 2024

CVE-2024-5459: Fivestarplugins five star restaurant menu missing authorization vulnerability

FFivestarplugins · Five Star Restaurant Menu

The Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized creation of data due to a missing capability check on 'add_section', 'add_menu', 'add_menu_item', and 'add_menu_page' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create menu sections, menus, food items, and new menu pages.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.37% · top 72.2% CWE-862 · Missing authorization
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized creation of data due to a missing capability check on 'add_section', 'add_menu', 'add_menu_item', and 'add_menu_page' functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create menu sections, menus, food items, and new menu pages.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L111 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L144 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L62 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L80 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097599/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03f9d9bb-6a87-4da9-bbb0-65203d7250e9?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L111 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L144 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L62 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/food-and-drink-menu/trunk/includes/class-installation-walkthrough.php#L80 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3097599/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03f9d9bb-6a87-4da9-bbb0-65203d7250e9?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-5459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.