CVE-2024-5860: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in tickera Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events
The Tickera – WordPress Event Ticketing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the tc_dl_delete_tickets AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete all tickets associated with events.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events WordPress plugin suffers from a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the tc_dl_delete_tickets AJAX action. This flaw allows any authenticated user with at least Subscriber privileges to delete tickets for events without proper capability checks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.5.2.8 and could lead to unauthorized loss of ticket data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and limited impact on integrity only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can delete all tickets associated with events, causing unauthorized loss of ticket data. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. This could disrupt event management and ticket sales but does not allow privilege escalation or remote code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles carefully to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to ticket deletion. Avoid granting Subscriber-level access to untrusted users.
CVE-2024-5860: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in tickera Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events
Description
The Tickera – WordPress Event Ticketing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the tc_dl_delete_tickets AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete all tickets associated with events.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events WordPress plugin suffers from a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the tc_dl_delete_tickets AJAX action. This flaw allows any authenticated user with at least Subscriber privileges to delete tickets for events without proper capability checks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.5.2.8 and could lead to unauthorized loss of ticket data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and limited impact on integrity only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can delete all tickets associated with events, causing unauthorized loss of ticket data. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. This could disrupt event management and ticket sales but does not allow privilege escalation or remote code execution.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles carefully to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to ticket deletion. Avoid granting Subscriber-level access to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T13:24:24.872Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6bf3b7ef31ef0b55cfc5
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:38:59 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:01:53 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:31:13 AM
Views: 10
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