Medium severity · published Jun 15, 2026
CVE-2026-42657
WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.7 - Other Vulnerability Type vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Other Vulnerability Type in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.7 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CG
Contest Gallery · Wasiliy Strecker
through 28.1.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42657
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42657
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-28-1-7-other-vulnerability-type-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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