WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Contest Gallery Pro: from n/a through 29.0.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00331 26th 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Pro | up to 29.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Contest Gallery Pro VendorWasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Affected up to 29.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r56-cp38-hcmg
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-2026-42680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r56-cp38-hcmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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