What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-56237?

CVE-2024-56237 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Contest Gallery are affected by CVE-2024-56237?

CVE-2024-56237 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.9. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-56237?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Contest Gallery CVE-2024-56237

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-02 audit@patchstack.com

WordPress XSS Contest Gallery Wordpress Plugin

5.9

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVSS changed

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:42 NVD

4.8 (MEDIUM) 5.9 (MEDIUM)

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:01 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 02, 2025 - 12:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Contest Gallery Contest Gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through 24.0.3.

AnalysisAI

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Contest Gallery Contest Gallery allows Stored XSS.0.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Contest Gallery Contest Gallery allows Stored XSS.0.3. Affected products include: Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery. Version information: through 24.0.3..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.