Contest Gallery Pro: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Contest Gallery Pro is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is n/a through 29.0.1.
- Component
- Contest Gallery Pro
- Plugin slug
contest-gallery-pro- Affected
- n/a through 29.0.1
- Safe version
29.0.2- Published
- Jun 01, 2026
This CVE was published Jun 01, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Contest Gallery Pro to 29.0.2 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H