CVE-2026-42680 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Contest Gallery Pro: from n/a through 29.0.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-pro-plugin-29-0-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery Pro allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Contest Gallery Pro: from n/a through 29.0.1.
Title		WordPress Contest Gallery Pro plugin <= 29.0.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-pro-plugin-29-0-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-01T14:54:13.000Z

Updated: 2026-06-01T16:17:52.856Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T09:04:56.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-42680

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-01T16:17:46.299Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-01T15:16:35.733

Modified: 2026-06-01T16:41:55.090

Link: CVE-2026-42680

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-01T16:30:06Z

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