Is CVE-2026-96568 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96568 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-96568?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 25 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Mikado-Themes Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering up to and including 2.4.14.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96568?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-96568 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-96568?

Check whether you run Mikado-Themes Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 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.

CVE-2026-96568: Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering plugin stored XSS in phone_number parameter

CVE-2026-96568 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-09-25

The Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the phone_number parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute whenever any user visits an affected page, potentially leading to account theft, credential harvesting, malware distribution, or data exfiltration without requiring any user interaction or authentication.

Vendors: Mikado-Themes.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-96568 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96568 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-96568?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 25 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Mikado-Themes Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering up to and including 2.4.14.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96568?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-96568 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-96568?: Check whether you run Mikado-Themes Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the phone_number parameter in all versions up to 2.4.14. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript that persists in the database and executes in the context of every user's browser when they access the compromised page. The stored XSS allows full compromise of affected accounts and site functionality for all visitors.

Affected products

Mikado Themes Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering up to and including 2.4.14

Timeline

2026-09-25: disclosed: Vulnerability publicly disclosed

References

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