The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Draft Event Title/QR Code Exposure

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          "url": "https://github.com/the-events-calendar/the-events-calendar/blob/main/src/Events/QR/QR_Code.php"
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