CVE-2026-93661: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Events Manager
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before version 7.4.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability. This flaw allows a user with permission to manage tickets for one event to modify ticket identifiers and reassign tickets from other events to their own event. This could lead to unauthorized ticket reassignment across the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-93661 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Events Manager WordPress plugin prior to version 7.4.5. The plugin does not properly validate ticket-update requests, allowing a user authorized to manage tickets for a specific event to replace ticket identifiers and overwrite tickets belonging to other events. This enables unauthorized reassignment of tickets site-wide.
Potential Impact
An attacker with permission to manage tickets for one event can overwrite and reassign tickets from any other event on the site. This could disrupt event ticketing integrity and potentially allow unauthorized access or manipulation of tickets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4.5 or later, where this authorization bypass vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-93661: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Events Manager
Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before version 7.4.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability. This flaw allows a user with permission to manage tickets for one event to modify ticket identifiers and reassign tickets from other events to their own event. This could lead to unauthorized ticket reassignment across the site.
Affected software
Events Manager
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-93661 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Events Manager WordPress plugin prior to version 7.4.5. The plugin does not properly validate ticket-update requests, allowing a user authorized to manage tickets for a specific event to replace ticket identifiers and overwrite tickets belonging to other events. This enables unauthorized reassignment of tickets site-wide.
Potential Impact
An attacker with permission to manage tickets for one event can overwrite and reassign tickets from any other event on the site. This could disrupt event ticketing integrity and potentially allow unauthorized access or manipulation of tickets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4.5 or later, where this authorization bypass vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-18T13:32:58.230Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab4c0b5f7a7c54106f3a848
Added to database: 09/24/2026, 06:18:29 UTC
Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 06:33:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 08:25:53 UTC
Views: 9
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