Arbitrary file upload in Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell With Paypal Stripe

CVE-2026-78088

The Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite in all versions up to, and including, 32.0.1 due to insufficient file path validation in the 'baseUrlForFacebook' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite known files which may lead to remote code execution when certain preconditions are met.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-78088: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78088?
CVE-2026-78088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell With Paypal Stripe, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-78088?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.