Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This WordPress plugin flaw lets a logged-in low-privilege user change restaurant ordering and reservation settings they should not control. It is not reported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected sites could suffer business disruption or unauthorized configuration changes.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress application risk. It is unlikely to justify emergency response without exploitation evidence, but affected public business sites should be remediated promptly because ordering and reservation settings affect revenue operations.
Technical view
CVE-2022-2696 is missing authorization and nonce validation in several AJAX actions in Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation through 2.3.0. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.3, with low attack complexity, required low privileges, and limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites running the GloriaFood Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation plugin at versions up to and including 2.3.0, especially where subscribers, customers, or other low-privilege accounts can authenticate.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Abuse requires authentication with minimal permissions, then targets vulnerable AJAX actions to alter plugin settings or ordering preferences. Public exploit maturity is not established by the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
The source evidence identifies missing capability checks and nonce validation across several AJAX actions. The CVE affected metadata in the bundle appears sparse, so rely on the narrative version range and vendor advisories when confirming fixed versions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using the affected plugin.
- Do not rely on version 2.3.0 or older in production.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for the fixed release.
- Remove or disable the plugin if it is unnecessary.
- Limit low-privilege account creation until remediated.
- Review restaurant ordering and reservation settings for unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin slug and version on each WordPress site.
- Flag any installation at version 2.3.0 or earlier.
- Review authenticated user roles with access to the affected site.
- Check site logs for unusual authenticated admin-ajax activity.
- Verify ordering and reservation configuration matches expected business settings.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01486af8-b378-4663-a9c5-167b8580db94?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/menu-ordering-reservations/trunk/includes/admin/class-glf-admin-screens.php?rev=2664283CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2793398%40menu-ordering-reservations&new=2793398%40menu-ordering-reservations&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-2696CVE reference
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.