CVE-2026-40771: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Wasiliy Strecker Contest Gallery
CVE-2026-40771 is a critical unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability affecting Contest Gallery versions up to and including 28.1.6. This flaw allows an attacker to inject SQL commands without authentication, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and limited availability impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed. Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates and apply fixes once available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-40771, is an SQL Injection issue (CWE-89) in Wasiliy Strecker's Contest Gallery product. It affects all versions up to and including 28.1.6. The injection can be performed without authentication, making it accessible to remote attackers. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and a scope change. The impact is high confidentiality loss and low availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this SQL Injection vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and partial disruption of service (low availability impact). Integrity impact is not indicated. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without any privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing web application firewalls or other SQL injection mitigations as temporary measures. Monitor vendor communications for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2026-40771: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Wasiliy Strecker Contest Gallery
Description
CVE-2026-40771 is a critical unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability affecting Contest Gallery versions up to and including 28.1.6. This flaw allows an attacker to inject SQL commands without authentication, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and limited availability impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed. Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates and apply fixes once available.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.3critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-40771, is an SQL Injection issue (CWE-89) in Wasiliy Strecker's Contest Gallery product. It affects all versions up to and including 28.1.6. The injection can be performed without authentication, making it accessible to remote attackers. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and a scope change. The impact is high confidentiality loss and low availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this SQL Injection vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and partial disruption of service (low availability impact). Integrity impact is not indicated. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without any privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing web application firewalls or other SQL injection mitigations as temporary measures. Monitor vendor communications for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T09:20:36.793Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a30614e0b89be688893d280
Added to database: 6/15/2026, 8:32:14 PM
Last enriched: 6/15/2026, 9:45:59 PM
Last updated: 6/16/2026, 6:16:39 AM
Views: 6
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