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CVE-2026-42680 (GCVE-0-2026-42680)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-01 14:54 – Updated: 2026-06-01 16:17 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-01 16:14 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro Affected: n/a , ≤ 29.0.1 (custom)
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Credits
daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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