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GHSA-P3HR-535H-P5QW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-04 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-04 18:30

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    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-2026-32834 (GCVE-0-2026-32834)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 17:39 – Updated: 2026-05-13 15:10 X_Open Source

Title

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets < 1.4 Authentication Bypass via QR Code Scanning

Summary

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets plugin for WordPress before version 1.4 contains 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.

Severity ?

8.7 (High)


                        
                          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

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://gist.github.com/4lec4st/eb20f9934f8c23b4b…	technical-descriptionexploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-paypal-events-…	productpatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-paypal-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Scott Paterson	easy-paypal-events-tickets	Affected: 0 , < 1.4.0 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-05-01 00:00

Credits

4lec4st

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-P3HR-535H-P5QW

CVE-2026-32834 (GCVE-0-2026-32834)

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