WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2019-16120 Modified

Event Tickets: A security weakness

Event Tickets is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Event Tickets
Plugin slug
event-tickets
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 08, 2019
Weakness
CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

This CVE was published Sep 08, 2019 and is one of 13 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Event Tickets to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

CSV injection in the event-tickets (Event Tickets) plugin before 4.10.7.2 for WordPress exists via the "All Post> Ticketed > Attendees" Export Attendees feature.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources