CVE-2024-11103 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-11103: Contest Gallery <= 24.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover

Vendor Contest-Gallery
Product Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe
Weakness CWE-640 · Weak password recovery
Published November 28, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 24.0.7. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 28, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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