WP Events Manager < 2.2.5 - Subscriber+ Payment Bypass via 'qty' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The WP Events Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.5 does not validate the requested quantity when registering for a paid event and computes the price from the attacker-controlled quantity, allowing any authenticated user to create a completed booking for a paid event without making a payment.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Events Manager | before 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Events Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Events Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WP Events Manager 2.2.5
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12759 WP Events Manager < 2.2.5 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass and Booking Status Update via IDORPriority MEDIUM 63
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm6j-g6w8-55mf
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xm6j-g6w8-55mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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