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Missing PayPal payment verification in Quick Event Manager plugin

Priority LOW 29CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

The Quick Event Manager WordPress plugin from 9.9.5 before 9.19 does not verify the authenticity of PayPal payment notifications before marking event registrations as paid (CWE-345). An unauthenticated remote attacker can mark registrations as paid without making a payment. The references include an exploit link.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

The Quick Event Manager WordPress plugin before 9.19 does not verify the authenticity of PayPal payment notifications before marking event registrations as paid, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to mark registrations as paid without making a payment.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00114 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Quick Event Manager (Unknown): 9.19

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownQuick Event Manager9.9.5 to before 9.199.19Patch availableCNA
  • Quick Event Manager VendorUnknown Affected 9.9.5 to before 9.19 Fixed in 9.19 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Quick Event Manager to version 9.19, the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Quick Event Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 9.19

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121636
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-qm8v-r38g-4hjq
  3. 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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