# CVE-2024-1382: Restaurant Reservations <= 1.9 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion

> Authenticated contributors can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Restaurant Reservations plugin to include and execute arbitrary PHP files, leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hfqc-4v3r-3625

## What is CVE-2024-1382?

CVE-2024-1382 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nicdark Restaurant Reservations, published on 7 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Restaurant Reservations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.9 via the nd_rst_layout attribute of the nd_rst_search shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where an uploaded PHP file may not be directly accessible.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1382?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nicdarkthemes Restaurant Reservations.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1382 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nicdark Restaurant Reservations, published on 7 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nicdark Restaurant Reservations. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1382/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.