# CVE-2026-75028: WPCafe Local File Inclusion in template scope function

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-75028-the-wpcafe-restaurant-menu-online-food-ordering-table-booking  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-03. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-75028 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-03

WPCafe is a WordPress plugin that enables restaurants to manage menus, take food orders, and handle table bookings. The plugin is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor access to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution and data theft.

Technologies: [WPCafe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wpcafe-wpcafe). Vendors: [WPCafe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wpcafe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-75028 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75028 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-75028?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 3 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WPCafe up to and including 3.0.18.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75028?** Yes: fixed in <UNKNOWN>. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-75028 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-75028?** Check whether you run WPCafe 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 <UNKNOWN>

## Technical details

The plugin's template scope function fails to properly validate or sanitize file paths, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level or higher privileges to include arbitrary .php files via Local File Inclusion (LFI). An attacker can leverage this vulnerability combined with arbitrary PHP file uploads to achieve remote code execution on the web server.

## Affected products

- WPCafe WPCafe up to and including 3.0.18

## Timeline

- 2026-10-03: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-cafe/tags/3.0.17/core/shortcodes/views/food-menu/food-list.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-cafe/tags/3.0.17/core/shortcodes/views/food-menu/food-list.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-cafe/tags/3.0.17/core/shortcodes/views/food-menu/food-list.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-cafe/tags/3.0.17/core/shortcodes/views/food-menu/food-list.php)

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