CVE-2026-42680 PUBLISHED

WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 29.04.2026 Published: 01.06.2026 Updated: 01.06.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer
Product Contest Gallery Pro
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 29.0.1 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Contest Gallery Pro Plugin to the latest available version (at least 29.0.2).

Credits

  • daroo | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation