CVE-2024-5459: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in rustaurius Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-5459 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the rustaurius Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to perform capability checks on the 'add_section', 'add_menu', 'add_menu_item', and 'add_menu_page' functions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to create unauthorized menu-related data. This affects all versions up to and including 2.4.16. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but allows unauthorized modification of plugin data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can create unauthorized menu sections, menus, food items, and menu pages within the affected plugin. This could lead to unauthorized content injection or manipulation within the restaurant menu system. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles to trusted individuals only and monitor for unauthorized menu content creation. Avoid granting Subscriber-level or higher access to untrusted users.
CVE-2024-5459: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in rustaurius Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-5459 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the rustaurius Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to perform capability checks on the 'add_section', 'add_menu', 'add_menu_item', and 'add_menu_page' functions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to create unauthorized menu-related data. This affects all versions up to and including 2.4.16. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but allows unauthorized modification of plugin data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can create unauthorized menu sections, menus, food items, and menu pages within the affected plugin. This could lead to unauthorized content injection or manipulation within the restaurant menu system. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles to trusted individuals only and monitor for unauthorized menu content creation. Avoid granting Subscriber-level or higher access to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-29T00:45:06.067Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6be8b7ef31ef0b55c02f
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:38:48 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:12:44 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 6:13:42 PM
Views: 11
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