CVE-2023-47826
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the NicheAddons Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially perform unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- NicheAddons Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify restaurant menus, change pricing, alter reservations, or potentially inject malicious content into the website.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify restaurant content, change operational details, or deface parts of the website.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify restaurant content.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download version 1.5.4+ from WordPress repository and manually update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate restaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor
Restrict Access
linuxImplement IP whitelisting for WordPress admin area
# Add to .htaccess for Apache:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
Allow from 10.0.0.0/8
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to restaurant/cafe functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor' versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get restaurant-cafe-addon-for-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.5.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with restaurant/cafe related actions
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful restaurant content modifications
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to restaurant/cafe specific endpoints from unauthenticated users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("restaurant" OR "cafe" OR "menu" OR "reservation") AND status=200 AND user="unauthenticated"