CVE-2023-47805
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WPCafe WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites running WPCafe versions up to 2.2.22 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Themewinter WPCafe WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Wpcafe by Themewinter
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify restaurant reservations, menu items, or other cafe management data, potentially disrupting business operations or manipulating customer information.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could view or modify reservation data, change menu items, or alter cafe settings without proper permissions.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication mechanisms, only authorized administrators could perform sensitive operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but can be performed by users with lower privileges than intended.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2.23 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-cafe/vulnerability/wordpress-wpcafe-plugin-2-2-19-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WPCafe and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WPCafe Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-cafe
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse WordPress role management to restrict who can access WPCafe functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls at the web application firewall level
- Monitor for unauthorized access attempts to WPCafe endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WPCafe version 2.2.22 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-cafe --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WPCafe version is 2.2.23 or later in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to WPCafe admin endpoints
- Unexpected modifications to reservation or menu data
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with WPCafe actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "wpcafe") AND user_role!="administrator"