# CVE-2022-4549: Tickera < 3.5.1.0 - Plugin Data Deletion via CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in admins into changing Tickera plugin settings via CSRF, leading to unauthorized data modification.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xj3h-ghff-wj93

## What is CVE-2022-4549?

CVE-2022-4549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Tickera, published on 16 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Tickera WordPress plugin before 3.5.1.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged-in admin change them via a CSRF attack.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tickera Tickera.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4549 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4549 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Tickera

- [CVE-2024-10263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10263/): Tickera – WordPress Event Ticketing <= 3.5.4.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2021-24797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24797/): Tickera < 3.4.8.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-35729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35729/): WordPress Tickera plugin <= 3.5.2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7252/): Tickera < 3.5.2.5 - Ticket leakage through IDOR (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-5860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5860/): Tickera <= 3.5.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Susbcriber+) Ticket Deletion (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Tickera, published on 16 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4549 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Tickera. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.