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CVE-2024-1487: The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scriptin...
CVE-2024-1487 · published 2 years ago
Summary
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
What to do
- Update contest-gallery contest_gallery to version 21.3.1 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| contest-gallery | contest_gallery |
< 21.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:contest-gallery:contest_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
Original advisory text
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scriptin...
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c028cd73-f30a-4c8b-870f-3071055f0496/ Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published11 Mar 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-1487 · NVD
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