CVE-2026-16055
Contest Gallery < 30.0.7 - Unauthenticated Login-Protection and 2FA Bypass via post_cg_login
Description
The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 30.0.7 does not route its front-end login through the standard WordPress authentication flow, issuing an authentication cookie directly after the password check, which bypasses installed brute-force-protection and two-factor-authentication Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 30.0.7 and enables unlimited, unthrottled password guessing against any account (including administrators) up to full account takeover.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-16055
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update the Contest Gallery WordPress plugin to version 30.0.7.
- Verify that standard authentication flows are enforced.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-16055.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa83e5a0-ed6a-4043-8df3-8654bb354a99/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Unknown', 'product': 'Contest Gallery', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '30.0.7', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 30.0.7 does not route its front-end login through the standard WordPress authentication flow, issuing an authentication cookie directly after the password check, which bypasses installed brute-force-protection and two-factor-authentication Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 30.0.7 and enables unlimited, unthrottled password guessing against any account (including administrators) up to full account takeover. Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa83e5a0-ed6a-4043-8df3-8654bb354a99/