PT-2026-27266 · Contest Gallery · Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos
Supakiad S
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Published
2026-03-23
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Updated
2026-03-24
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CVE-2026-4021
CVSS v3.1
8.1
High
| AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an authentication bypass leading to admin account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 28.1.5. This is due to the email confirmation handler in
users-registry-check-after-email-or-pin-confirmation.php using the user's email string in a WHERE ID = %s clause instead of the numeric user ID, combined with an unauthenticated key-based login endpoint in ajax-functions-frontend.php. When the non-default RegMailOptional=1 setting is enabled, an attacker can register with a crafted email starting with the target user ID (e.g., 1poc@example.test), trigger the confirmation flow to overwrite the admin's user activation key via MySQL integer coercion, and then use the post cg1l login user by key AJAX action to authenticate as the admin without any credentials. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to take over any WordPress administrator account and gain full site control.Fix
Improper Authentication
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Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos