Liquid Web/StellarWP Event Tickets Plugin up to 5.27.5 on WordPress authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Liquid Web/StellarWP Event Tickets Plugin up to 5.27.5 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-42662. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Liquid Web/StellarWP Event Tickets Plugin up to 5.27.5 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Event Tickets <= 5.27.5 versions.

The weakness was released by Endy. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-42662 since 04/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/16/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2026 CVE reserved
06/16/2026 +48 days Advisory disclosed
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Endy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-42662 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371081

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2026 06:12
Changes: 06/16/2026 06:12 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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