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CVE-2024-8476: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in scottpaterson Easy PayPal Events & Tickets

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-8476cvecve-2024-8476cwe-352
Published: Wed Sep 25 2024 (09/25/2024, 02:05:13 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: scottpaterson
Product: Easy PayPal Events & Tickets

Description

The Easy PayPal Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wpeevent_plugin_buttons() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 15:11:47 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-8476 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Easy PayPal Events & Tickets WordPress plugin caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wpeevent_plugin_buttons() function. This enables attackers to perform unauthorized post deletions by tricking authenticated administrators into executing malicious requests. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.2.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction.

Potential Impact

An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly delete arbitrary posts by exploiting the CSRF vulnerability. This leads to limited integrity impact (unauthorized modification of content) but no confidentiality or availability impact is indicated. The vulnerability does not allow direct data disclosure or system compromise.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links while logged into the WordPress admin interface and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the affected plugin if feasible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-09-05T14:42:07.540Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6c28b7ef31ef0b5609c3

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:52 PM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:11:47 PM

Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:12:11 PM

Views: 16

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