Description
The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 28.0.2. This is due to the plugin registering the `cg_check_wp_admin_upload_v10` AJAX action for both authenticated and unauthenticated users without implementing capability checks or nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary WordPress media attachments into galleries and manipulate gallery metadata via the `cg_check_wp_admin_upload_v10` action. It does not enable an attacker to move or upload files.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
19.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
contest-gallery/Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe
< 28.0.2
contest-gallery/Contest Gallery – Upload, Vote & Sell with PayPal and Stripe
< 28.0.2
Published
Nov 15, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026