Event Tickets <= 5.18.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2024-13457
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published January 29, 2025
Last Updated January 30, 2025
Researcher Whit Taylor
Description

The Event Tickets and Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.18.1 via the tc-order-id parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view order details of orders they did not place, which includes ticket prices, user emails and order date.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug event-tickets (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.18.1
Patched Version
  • 5.18.1.1
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