CVE-2026-107120
Contest Gallery < 33.0.1 - Unauthenticated Email Verification Bypass via Brute-Forceable Registration PIN
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-107120
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update Contest Gallery WordPress plugin to 33.0.1.
- Ensure email verification is properly configured.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13853303-741e-4f87-8543-d5d825d20e8e/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-107120
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/107xxx/CVE-2026-107120.json">CVE-2026-107120</a> Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13853303-741e-4f87-8543-d5d825d20e8e/