CVE-2025-3761: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in joedolson My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing
The My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.16. This is due to the mt_save_profile() function not appropriately restricting access to unauthorized users to update roles. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their role to that of an administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-3761 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing WordPress plugin (up to version 2.0.16). The issue stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the mt_save_profile() function, which fails to restrict unauthorized role updates. Authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher can exploit this to elevate their role to administrator, gaining full administrative control over the WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix has been documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate their privileges to administrator, potentially leading to full site compromise including data theft, site defacement, or further malicious activity. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.0.16 of the plugin. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or WordPress plugin repository for a security patch addressing this issue.
CVE-2025-3761: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in joedolson My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing
Description
The My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.16. This is due to the mt_save_profile() function not appropriately restricting access to unauthorized users to update roles. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their role to that of an administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-3761 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing WordPress plugin (up to version 2.0.16). The issue stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the mt_save_profile() function, which fails to restrict unauthorized role updates. Authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher can exploit this to elevate their role to administrator, gaining full administrative control over the WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix has been documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate their privileges to administrator, potentially leading to full site compromise including data theft, site defacement, or further malicious activity. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.0.16 of the plugin. There are no known exploits in the wild as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or WordPress plugin repository for a security patch addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-17T12:33:35.406Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
Threat ID: 682d9840c4522896dcbf1593
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:20 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:24:08 PM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 5:41:25 PM
Views: 63
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