The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 33.0.1 does not limit the number of attempts against its front-end registration email-verification step, which relies on a short numeric PIN, allowing unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the PIN and create and activate a WordPress account bound to an email address they do not own, gaining an authenticated session.
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Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 33.0.1 does not limit the number of attempts against its front-end registration email-verification step, which relies on a short numeric PIN, allowing unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the PIN and create and activate a WordPress account bound to an email address they do not own, gaining an authenticated session. | |
| Title | Contest Gallery < 33.0.1 - Unauthenticated Email Verification Bypass via Brute-Forceable Registration PIN | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-10T06:00:09.034Z
Reserved: 2026-10-07T07:26:03.202Z
Link: CVE-2026-107120
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-10T06:16:40.903
Modified: 2026-10-10T06:16:40.903
Link: CVE-2026-107120
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