CVE-2026-14823
Received Received - Intake

Event Ticket Seating Manipulation in Event Tickets Plugin

Publication date: 2026-08-01

Last updated on: 2026-08-01

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin before 5.29.0.1 does not properly verify authorization on some of its seating actions, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to overwrite the seating layout, ticket inventory, and attendee seat assignments of events they do not own.

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Published
2026-08-01
Last Modified
2026-08-01
Generated
2026-08-01
AI Q&A
2026-08-01
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-14823
EUVD
EUVD-2026-51710

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Vendor Product Version / Range
moderntribe event_tickets_and_registration to 5.29.0.1 (exc)

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects the Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin before version 5.29.0.1. It allows users with contributor-level access or higher to modify seating layouts, ticket inventory, and attendee seat assignments for events they do not own without proper authorization checks.

Impact Analysis

If you use this plugin, an attacker with contributor-level access could alter event details, causing confusion or financial loss. Attendees might be assigned incorrect seats or events could appear sold out incorrectly.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with GDPR or HIPAA if event seating data includes personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI). Unauthorized modifications to seating layouts or attendee assignments may lead to data integrity issues or unauthorized access, violating confidentiality and integrity requirements under these regulations.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Event Tickets and Registration WordPress plugin to version 5.29.0.1 or later to address the authorization flaw.

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