CVE-2026-42680

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-01 15:16

Updated : 2026-07-22 07:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-42680

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42680

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42680

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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