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CVE-2024-56237

WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 24.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published: Jan 2, 2025Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 24.0.3.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

contest gallerycontest-gallery
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / site-builder
Contest GalleryWasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
contest-gallerycommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka contest gallery
wasiliy strecker / contestgallery developerindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka wasiliy strecker, contestgallery developer

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/contest-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-24-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
patchstack.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 2, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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