CVE-2026-25035 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.2.2 - Account Takeover vulnerability

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.44%

Published: 2026-03-25 18:14
Updated: 2026-06-17 13:24
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery	< 28.1.3	28.1.3
wordpress contest-gallery(WordPress)	< 28.1.3	28.1.3

References

Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
www.cve.org
patchstack.com vdb-entry

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.1 9.8 · patchstack
v3.1 9.8 · audit@patchstack.com
v3.1 5.3 · wordfence

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 0.44% (percentile 38.9)
CWE: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.