Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects the GloriaFood Restaurant Menu/Food Ordering/Table Reservation WordPress plugin through version 2.3.1. A malicious site or link could make a logged-in administrator unknowingly trigger plugin administrative changes. The issue requires administrator interaction, but successful abuse could alter site forms or plugin options with high business impact.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where the plugin is installed on customer-facing restaurant or ordering sites. The user-interaction requirement lowers immediacy compared with wormable flaws, but unauthorized menu, ordering, or reservation changes could disrupt revenue and customer trust.
Technical view
CVE-2022-3776 is a CSRF weakness caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation on multiple AJAX actions, including forms_action, set_option, and chosen_options. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8. Sources state unauthenticated attackers need to trick an administrator into taking an action, then the browser may submit forged administrative requests.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the affected Restaurant Menu – Food Ordering System – Table Reservation plugin versions up to and including 2.3.1, especially where administrators remain logged in while browsing external content.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The attack depends on social engineering a site administrator, but requires no attacker account once the administrator’s browser is induced to send the request.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports CSRF across several AJAX handlers due to nonce validation issues. Public sources name administrative impact but do not provide complete affected-version metadata beyond <=2.3.1 in the supplied title and description. Avoid assuming exploitation in the wild without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for this plugin and confirm installed versions.
- Update to a vendor-confirmed fixed version newer than 2.3.1 when available.
- Disable the plugin if a fixed version cannot be confirmed.
- Warn administrators not to open untrusted links while logged into WordPress.
- Review plugin forms and options for unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Check plugin version across production and staging WordPress sites.
- Confirm vendor or WordPress plugin guidance marks the installed version fixed.
- Review WordPress admin activity around plugin settings and forms.
- Inspect web logs for unexpected admin-ajax.php activity involving the named actions.
- Validate that plugin settings match approved business configuration.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67fe46cd-a6c4-4d0a-842a-f61334559731?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2807967%40menu-ordering-reservations&new=2807967%40menu-ordering-reservations&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3776CVE reference
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.