CVE-2025-9209 Auth bypass in RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can forge JWT tokens using exposed user data to bypass authentication and gain administrator access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-9209?

CVE-2025-9209 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in magnigenie RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System, published on 3 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 3.0.0 to 3.1.9.2. This is due to the plugin exposing user private tokens and API data via the /wp-json/wp/v2/users REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to forge JWT tokens for other users, including administrators, and authenticate as them.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9209?

How do I fix CVE-2025-9209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-9209 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9209 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f29-4g5p-wvc9.

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