PT-2024-20643 · WordPress · Contest Gallery Photos/Files Contest Gallery

Dhabaleshwar Das · Published 2024-02-12 · Updated 2024-10-08 · CVE-2024-24887

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Contest Gallery Photos and Files Contest Gallery – Contact Form, Upload Form, Social Share and Voting Plugin for WordPress versions through 21.2.8.4

Description The issue is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to trick a user into performing unintended actions on a web application that the user is authenticated to. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions through 21.2.8.4, update to a version later than 21.2.8.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing CSRF token validation for the Contest Gallery Photos and Files Contest Gallery plugin until a patch is available. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-24887

Affected Products

Contest Gallery Photos/Files Contest Gallery

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24887 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1757004592162758833 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1756964441042661506 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/contest-gallery/wordpress-photos-and-files-contest-gallery-plugin-21-2-8-4-csrf-leading-to-gallery-creation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/97482 · Telegram Post