CVE-2025-68015CWE-94

WordPress Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner plugin <= 2.8.5 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Critical · published January 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky code injection vulnerability lurks in Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner, allowing attackers to run their own scripts! 🔥 Imagine a mischievous child slipping a fake order to the kitchen in a restaurant, leading to a surprise dish no one wanted—this is the chaos that a code injection can unleash on your server! An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code, gain unauthorized access, manipulate data, or disrupt the ticketing system entirely. This means they could hijack operations, steal sensitive information, and create a truly disastrous event!

Put simply

Imagine a mischievous child slipping a fake order to the kitchen in a restaurant, leading to a surprise dish no one wanted—this is the chaos that a code injection can unleash on your server! This vulnerability in Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner versions up to 2.8.5 allows for improper control over the generation of code, enabling code injection attacks that can be executed by manipulating user input.

What to do

An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code, gain unauthorized access, manipulate data, or disrupt the ticketing system entirely. This means they could hijack operations, steal sensitive information, and create a truly disastrous event! To protect your system, immediately upgrade to the latest version where this issue is patched. Conduct a thorough review of your input validation to ensure that no malicious code can slip through unnoticed. Always test your systems after updates! You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll be securing your ticketing platform in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00379 · 30.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-01-22T16:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JAN 16:52Z
    WordPress Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner plugin <= 2.8.5 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
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