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CVE-2023-5307: The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.2.8.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks via

medium Affects contest-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.2.8.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks via

Package
contest-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<21.2.8.1
Fixed in
21.2.8.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (42.8th percentile)
Published
2023-10-31
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcontest-gallery (WordPress plugin) advisories

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