Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-36757 affects the WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin through version 1.10.1. A malicious site or link could cause a logged-in administrator to unintentionally add an order item. The business impact is limited integrity risk, but it matters for sites using this plugin for booking workflows.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term maintenance item for affected booking sites, not an emergency. Patch or remove affected plugin versions during the next normal WordPress maintenance window, sooner for sites with active online booking operations.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 cross-site request forgery caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in admin_add_order_item(). The reported impact is network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity, and requires administrator user interaction. CVSS v3.1 is 4.3 with low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running WP Hotel Booking versions up to and including 1.10.1. Risk is most relevant where administrators stay logged in while browsing email, chat, or external websites.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires tricking a logged-in site administrator into taking an action such as clicking a link. No source states confidentiality loss, availability impact, or privilege escalation beyond the described order-item change.
Researcher notes
The available evidence identifies the vulnerable function and CSRF root cause, but does not provide active exploitation evidence. Validation should focus on installed plugin version, nonce handling around admin_add_order_item(), and whether later plugin code includes the referenced WordPress Trac fix.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade WP Hotel Booking to a vendor-supported version newer than 1.10.1.
- Review vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for the fixed release details.
- Limit WordPress administrator accounts to personnel who need them.
- Encourage administrators to avoid browsing untrusted links while logged in.
- Use layered CSRF protections and nonce validation in custom extensions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WP Hotel Booking plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are greater than 1.10.1.
- Check whether booking administrators commonly remain logged in during email or web browsing.
- Review logs or order histories for unexpected order item additions.
- Verify the vulnerable admin_add_order_item() path is not present in current code.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd9826d7-f8f5-4d3d-8145-3d4e6a63d784?source=cveCVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368289%40wp-hotel-booking&new=2368289%40wp-hotel-booking&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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