Vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy-Paypal-Events-Tickets
CVE-2026-32834
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (38.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Scott Paterson Easy-Paypal-Events-Tickets — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gist.github.com/4lec4st/eb20f9934f8c23b4b241f74a8d884ce9 (technical-description, exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/easy-paypal-events-tickets (product, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-paypal-events-tickets-authentication-bypass-v… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-32834?
- CVE-2026-32834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy-Paypal-Events-Tickets, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-32834?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.