CVE-2026-42680

CRITICAL 9.8

WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-266
Vendor	wasiliy strecker / contestgallery developer
Product	contest gallery pro
Published	Jun 1, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 1, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer / Contest Gallery Pro

n/a ≤ 29.0.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-pro-plugin-29-0-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program