Contest Gallery: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Contest Gallery 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 <= 28.1.2.2.
- Component
- Contest Gallery
- Plugin slug
contest-gallery- Affected
- <= 28.1.2.2
- Safe version
28.1.3- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
This CVE was published Mar 25, 2026 and is one of 55 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Contest Gallery to 28.1.3 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
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 28.1.2.2.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H