CVE-2026-42709: Food Menu Restaurant Menu Cross-site scripting vulnerability

CVE-2026-42709 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-10-10

Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin that enables restaurants to display menus and accept orders through WooCommerce. An unauthenticated cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions 6.0.5 and earlier allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that can steal visitor data or hijack their accounts when users click on specially crafted links or visit compromised pages.

Vendors: Mamunur Rashid.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-42709 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-42709 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-42709?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 10 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Mamunur Rashid Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 6.0.5 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-42709?
Yes: fixed in 6.0.6. Until then: Update to version 6.0.6 or later. Until patching is possible, Patchstack users can enable a mitigation rule to block attacks against this vulnerability. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-42709 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-42709?
Check whether you run Mamunur Rashid Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 6.0.6

Update to version 6.0.6 or later. Until patching is possible, Patchstack users can enable a mitigation rule to block attacks against this vulnerability.

Technical details

This is an unauthenticated stored or reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Food Menu plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code without authentication, though user interaction (clicking a link or visiting a crafted page) is required for successful exploitation. Attackers can steal sensitive visitor data, session tokens, or hijack user accounts via the injected scripts.

Affected products

  • Mamunur Rashid Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 6.0.5 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-09-08: disclosed
  • 2026-10-07: advisory
  • 2026-10-07: patched: Version 6.0.6 released

References

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