CVE-2026-42656
WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-42656- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36821
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36821- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3gw-fxqf-c5pw
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
- Record
GHSA-x3gw-fxqf-c5pw- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-42656- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42656 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wasiliy Strecker Contest Gallery, published June 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.