WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 28.1.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer | Contest Gallery | up to 28.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Contest Gallery VendorWasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Affected up to 28.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer |
- cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24965
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xrj-cq63-86fg
More Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03804 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-03802 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-26556 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 23.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-03797 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-03812 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-03811 Contest Gallery < 19.1.5 - Author+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-24965 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24965 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xrj-cq63-86fg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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