CVE-2026-24964
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 28.1.2.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the Contest Gallery WordPress plugin allows attackers to make the server perform arbitrary HTTP requests to internal or external resources. This could enable access to internal services, port scanning, or retrieval of sensitive local data.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Contest Gallery plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Contest Gallery and note the version number displayedAffected if The installed version is lower than the patched version (compare against the vendor's security advisory for the fixed release)
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Verify the plugin is active and accessibleConfirm the Contest Gallery plugin is installed and activated on the WordPress siteAffected if The plugin is active and running an unpatched version of the software
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Identify if external request features are in useCheck the plugin settings for any functionality that accepts URLs or performs remote requests (such as contest submission webhooks, external image imports, or third-party integrations)Affected if URL input fields or remote fetch capabilities are exposed in the plugin configuration without proper validation
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Review server access logs for suspicious outbound requestsExamine web server access logs (Apache/Nginx) for any unusual internal network requests or unexpected outbound connections originating from the WordPress serverAffected if Outbound requests to internal IP ranges (127.0.0.0/8, 10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16) or unusual external domains appear in the logs
You are affected if the Contest Gallery plugin is installed with an unpatched version AND the plugin exposes functionality that accepts or processes external URLs without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Contest Gallery to the latest version. If no update is available, implement URL validation/sanitization and restrict server-side request capabilities to trusted domains only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-24964 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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