CVE-2026-65447 HIGH

CVE-2026-65447: WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 30.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Wasiliy Strecker / Contestgallery Developer

Product Contest Gallery

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 27, 2026

Last update July 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 30.0.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contest Gallery versions up to 30.0.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 30.0.6 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal user sessions, deface content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2026 CVE published

July 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65447 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-65447

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions