What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the ‘cgLostPasswordEmail’ and the ’cgl_mail’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 28.1.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The vulnerability's ’cgLostPasswordEmail’ parameter was patched in version 28.1.4, and the ’cgl_mail’ parameter was patched in version 28.1.5.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Contest Gallery contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its database query handling. An attacker can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the site's database without authentication. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 28.1.4. Site administrators should update immediately to a patched version.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site database, including user information and configuration details.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can extract user data, email addresses, and other sensitive information stored in your database.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 2, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
