CVE-2026-40771 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00283.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-28-1-6-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Contest Gallery <= 28.1.6 versions.
Title		WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 28.1.6 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-89
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/contest-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-contest-gallery-plugin-28-1-6-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-15T20:18:17.075Z

Updated: 2026-06-16T12:32:24.744Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T09:20:36.793Z

Link: CVE-2026-40771

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-16T12:32:20.317Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-15T21:16:49.750

Modified: 2026-06-15T21:24:32.790

Link: CVE-2026-40771

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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