CVE-2025-12849
Nov. 15, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
5.3
Medium
Description
The Contest Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 28.0.2. This is due to the plugin registering the `cg_check_wp_admin_upload_v10` AJAX action for both authenticated and unauthenticated users without implementing capability checks or nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary WordPress media attachments into galleries and manipulate gallery metadata via the `cg_check_wp_admin_upload_v10` action. It does not enable an attacker to move or upload files.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Wordpress |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | wordpress | contest_gallery | <28.0.2 | / | / | / | / | wordpress | / | / |
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: LOW
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Timeline
Published: Nov. 15, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 15, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 15, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@wordfence.com
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