Insufficient PayPal Payment Notification Verification in Restaurant Menu Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-84044

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Restaurant Menu And Food Ordering
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-84044?

The Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering WordPress plugin, prior to version 2.4.12, is vulnerable due to its failure to validate PayPal payment notifications. This oversight allows attackers to exploit the system by submitting fraudulent payment notifications, thereby marking their orders as paid without any legitimate transactions. Such vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to e-commerce operations, potentially leading to financial losses and undermining customer trust.

Affected Version(s)

Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 0 < 2.4.12

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-84044 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/861a7030-f85c-4452-8eeb-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
WPScan
.