Missing PayPal payment verification in Quick Event Manager plugin
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Quick Event Manager | 9.9.5 to before 9.19 | 9.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121636
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-qm8v-r38g-4hjq
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-121636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qm8v-r38g-4hjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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