CVE-2024-52427 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52427: WordPress Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner plugin <= 2.3.11 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Vollstart
Product Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner
Weakness CWE-82
Published November 18, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Vollstart Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner allows Server Side Include (SSI) Injection.This issue affects Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner: from n/a through <= 2.3.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner versions up to 2.3.11 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can modify data across the application and affect system availability. The vulnerability has a wide attack surface due to changed scope, meaning impacts extend beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify application data, read sensitive information, and disrupt service availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can escalate privileges to alter event data, access confidential information, and cause downtime.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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