CVE-2024-11103
contest_gallery vulnerability - contest-gallery
Description
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.
Affected Systems
| Vendor | contest-gallery |
| Product | contest_gallery |
| Affected Versions | before 24.0.8 |
| CWE ID | CWE-640 |
Mitigation
Apply the latest security patches from the vendor, restrict network exposure where applicable, and monitor for exploitation attempts.
Fix Instructions
Refer to the vendor advisory and apply the latest security updates. See references for detailed patching instructions.
References
Risk Assessment
CVSS: 9.8/10
| Exploit Available | Unknown |
| Patch Available | Yes |
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