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CVE-2023-5307

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 31, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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 certain headers.

Affected WordPress components

  • Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe Plugin · contest-gallery
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 21.2.8.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Photos and Files Contest Gallery — Before 21.2.8.1
  • contest-gallery contest_gallery — Before 21.2.8.1

References

  • research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5307-photos-and-files-contest-gallery-contact-form-21-2-8-1-unauthenticated-stored-xss-via-http-headers Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6fac1e09-21ab-430d-b56d-195e7238c08c Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record