Event Booking Manager exposes payment gateway secrets to contributors
Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce from 5.3.6 up to but not including 5.6.0, a Contributor or higher can read stored PayPal and Stripe configuration, including secret keys, because access is not restricted to an authorized payment-settings manager. The export does not name the endpoint, action or configuration-reading function. Disclosure of these secrets can enable abuse of the associated gateway permissions; the export does not establish any specific transaction performed by an attacker.
- Component
- Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce
- Plugin slug
mage-eventpress- Affected
- 5.3.6 to < 5.6.0
- Safe version
5.6.0- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 17, 2026 and is one of 28 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce to 5.6.0 or later. Require payment-configuration management permission before reading or returning credentials and redact secrets from lower-privilege responses. Rotate exposed gateway secrets and audit their use after updating.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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
The Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.6.0 does not restrict who can view its stored payment gateway configuration, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to read the site's PayPal and Stripe credentials, including their secret keys.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N