CVE-2024-30428: WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 24.0.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 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: 2024-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 24.0.3.

Affected products

Contest Gallery Pro: before 24.0.4 — fixed in 24.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Contest Gallery Pro 24.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/contest-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-21-3-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contest-gallery/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-21-3-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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