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CVE-2023-0554

CWE-352Published: January 27, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.1

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Quick Restaurant Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update menu items, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-0554 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.1.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

thingsforrestaurants1 product(s)

quick restaurant menu

Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-restaurant-menu/tags/2.0.2/includes/admin/ajax-functions.php

PATCHhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2851871/quick-restaurant-menu/trunk?contextall=1&old=2788636&old_path=%2Fquick-restaurant-menu%2Ftrunk

PATCHhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-restaurant-menu/tags/2.0.2/includes/admin/ajax-functions.php

PATCHhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2851871/quick-restaurant-menu/trunk?contextall=1&old=2788636&old_path=%2Fquick-restaurant-menu%2Ftrunk

ADVISORYhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc7c214-8d76-453c-a05d-682aa425b06e

All References (7)

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-restaurant-menu/tags/2.0.2/includes/admin/ajax-functions.phpPatch · Third Party Advisory

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2851871/quick-restaurant-menu/trunk?contextall=1&old=2788636&old_path=%2Fquick-restaurant-menu%2FtrunkPatch · Third Party Advisory

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https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/02/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-quick-restaurant-menu-plugin/

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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc7c214-8d76-453c-a05d-682aa425b06e?source=cve

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-restaurant-menu/tags/2.0.2/includes/admin/ajax-functions.phpPatch · Third Party Advisory

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2851871/quick-restaurant-menu/trunk?contextall=1&old=2788636&old_path=%2Fquick-restaurant-menu%2FtrunkPatch · Third Party Advisory

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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc7c214-8d76-453c-a05d-682aa425b06eThird Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2023-0554

CVSS Score8.1 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-352

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedJan 27, 2023

Related CVEs (CWE-352)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2023-0554 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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