Unauthenticated ticket theft via forged payment status
Published Jun 5, 2026 · Updated Jun 5, 2026
Payment-handler data-authenticity failure in A WP Life Event Monster 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain unpaid tickets. The capture_payment() AJAX handler trusts client-supplied transaction IDs, amounts, and payment status without checking a payment gateway. The unauthenticated action lets attackers mark bookings Completed and receive confirmation emails containing valid QR-code tickets.
Summary
What happened
Payment-handler data-authenticity failure in A WP Life Event Monster 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain unpaid tickets. The capture_payment() AJAX handler trusts client-supplied transaction IDs, amounts, and payment status without checking a payment gateway. The unauthenticated action lets attackers mark bookings Completed and receive confirmation emails containing valid QR-code tickets.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-8608
- Published
- Jun 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2026
- Vendor
- A WP Life
- Product
- Event Monster
- Classifications
- CWE-345, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.1.0
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Public exploit references
- Atomic Edge CVE-2026-8608 PHP proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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