WPCafe Plugin up to 2.2.25 on WordPress Shortcode file inclusion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WPCafe Plugin up to 2.2.25 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5431. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in WPCafe Plugin up to 2.2.25 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-5431 since 05/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/06/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• WPCafe Plugin

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15
• 2.2.16
• 2.2.17
• 2.2.18
• 2.2.19
• 2.2.20
• 2.2.21
• 2.2.22
• 2.2.23
• 2.2.24
• 2.2.25

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