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Contest Gallery <= 30.0.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation via 'RegistryUserRole' Parameter

CVE-2026-12165 · contest-gallery

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Vulnerability: Contest Gallery <= 30.0.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation via 'RegistryUserRole' Parameter
Affected software: contest-gallery(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 30.0.2
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Privilege escalation
CVE: CVE-2026-12165
Published: 16 June 2026
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 69b909da-b1b0-4dab-916c-908511f6556f). Methodology and redistribution notes

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