CVE-2024-35652
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages generated by the Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner WordPress plugin. When users visit a specially crafted URL, the script executes in their browser, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on their behalf. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies or credentials, perform unauthorized actions on behalf of users, or redirect to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts are neutralized before reaching users' browsers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Reflected XSS vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and require minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.3.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 2.3.2+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allConfigure WAF to block XSS payloads targeting the plugin endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Use browser security extensions that block reflected XSS attacks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner version. If version is 2.3.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 2.3.2 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests containing script tags or JavaScript payloads to plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters containing <script>, javascript:, or encoded payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri_path="*event-tickets*" OR uri_path="*ticket-scanner*") AND (http_query="*<script>*" OR http_query="*javascript:*" OR http_query="*%3Cscript%3E*")🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner/wordpress-event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner-plugin-2-3-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner/wordpress-event-tickets-with-ticket-scanner-plugin-2-3-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
