CVE-2024-32778

WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 21.3.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

8.5 High

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 21.3.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Up 0.6 points since Jun 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.5

WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 21.3.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-32778
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-30564 8.5

Record: EUVD-2024-30564
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrhv-26jc-hh6q 8.5

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Contest Gallery.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n...

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Contest Gallery.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through 21.3.4.

Record: GHSA-hrhv-26jc-hh6q
CVSS 3.1: 8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.7

Record: CVE-2024-32778
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-32778 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Contest-gallery Contest Gallery, published June 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.