CVE-2025-30861
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Five Star Restaurant Reservations WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers could potentially modify reservation data or access administrative functions without proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 2.6.29 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- Five Star Restaurant Reservations WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify or delete restaurant reservations, disrupt business operations, or potentially access sensitive customer information if other vulnerabilities exist.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could tamper with reservation data, causing operational disruptions or double bookings that impact restaurant operations.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users can modify reservation data, limiting impact to legitimate business operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure but no special tools or advanced skills.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6.30 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find 'Five Star Restaurant Reservations'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update shows, download version 2.6.30+ from WordPress.org
6. Deactivate old plugin, upload new version, activate
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate restaurant-reservations
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to restrict access to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to reservation functions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Five Star Restaurant Reservations version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get restaurant-reservations --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.6.30 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with restaurant_reservations actions
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful reservation modifications
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns of requests to reservation endpoints from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "restaurant_reservations") AND NOT user="authorized_user"