CVE-2025-68015 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-68015: WordPress Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner plugin <= 2.8.5 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Vollstart
Product Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published January 22, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

9.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Vollstart Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner allows Code Injection.This issue affects Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner: from n/a through <= 2.8.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner versions 2.8.5 and earlier contain a code injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site without authentication. The vulnerability has a high attack complexity requirement but can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the entire system. Site administrators should update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Execute arbitrary PHP code on the site and take full control of the installation.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, malware injection, and service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access; attack complexity is high, suggesting specific conditions or timing may be required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated