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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

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

Patchstack CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 3040 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer	Contest Gallery Pro	Affected: n/a , ≤ 29.0.1 (custom)	guessed

Credits

daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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FKIE_CVE-2026-42680

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-01 15:16 - Updated: 2026-07-22 07:10

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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GHSA-6R56-CP38-HCMG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-01 15:30 – Updated: 2026-06-01 15:30

Details

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

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

FKIE_CVE-2026-42680

GHSA-6R56-CP38-HCMG

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