CVE-2024-1487: Photos and Files Contest Gallery < 21.3.1 - Author+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.3.1 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as author to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

Contest Gallery Pro: before 21.3.1 — fixed in 21.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Contest Gallery Pro 21.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c028cd73-f30a-4c8b-870f-3071055f0496/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c028cd73-f30a-4c8b-870f-3071055f0496/

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