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CVE-2026-24965: Contest Gallery (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization

Affects Contest Gallery (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 28.1.2 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 28.1.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Contest Gallery (WordPress plugin) to 28.1.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developerContest GalleryAffected
  • <28.1.2
Fixed in
  • 28.1.2

AI-suggested

In the meantime, review and tighten access control configurations to ensure proper authorization enforcement where possible.

Description

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.

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