Easy PayPal Events & Tickets plugin for WordPress version 1.3 and earlier contain a hardcoded authentication bypass vulnerability in the QR code scanning functionality that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass hash verification by supplying 'test' as the hash parameter. Attackers can access the vulnerable endpoint via the add_wpeevent_button_qr action to retrieve sensitive order details including PayPal transaction IDs, customer email addresses, purchase amounts, and ticket information for any order with a known or guessed post ID. This plugin was officially closed as of 2026-03-18.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Scott Paterson easy-paypal-events-tickets affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 1.3

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https://gist.github.com/4lec4st/eb20f9934f8c23b4b241f74a8d884ce9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-paypal-events-tickets cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-paypal-events-tickets-authentication-bypass-via-qr-code-scanning cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 04 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description Easy PayPal Events & Tickets plugin for WordPress version 1.3 and earlier contain a hardcoded authentication bypass vulnerability in the QR code scanning functionality that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass hash verification by supplying 'test' as the hash parameter. Attackers can access the vulnerable endpoint via the add_wpeevent_button_qr action to retrieve sensitive order details including PayPal transaction IDs, customer email addresses, purchase amounts, and ticket information for any order with a known or guessed post ID. This plugin was officially closed as of 2026-03-18.
Title Easy PayPal Events & Tickets 1.3 Authentication Bypass via QR Code Scanning
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-04T17:39:21.797Z

Reserved: 2026-03-16T18:11:41.757Z

Link: CVE-2026-32834

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-04T18:16:27.223

Modified: 2026-05-04T18:16:27.223

Link: CVE-2026-32834

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