CVE-2026-42656

WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Jun 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Contest Gallery Plugin to the latest available version (at least 29.0.0).

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wasiliy Strecker
Wasiliy Strecker contest Gallery
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wasiliy Strecker
Wasiliy Strecker contest Gallery
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
Title WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Jun 16, 2026, 1:26 AM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2026, 9:04 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 15, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM