CVE-2024-24887

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Contest Gallery Photos and Files Contest Gallery – Contact Form, Upload Form, Social Share and Voting Plugin for WordPress versions through 21.2.8.4

Description The issue is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to trick a user into performing unintended actions on a web application that the user is authenticated to. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions through 21.2.8.4, update to a version later than 21.2.8.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing CSRF token validation for the Contest Gallery Photos and Files Contest Gallery plugin until a patch is available. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.