CVE-2026-6271 (GCVE-0-2026-6271)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-14 06:44 – Updated: 2026-05-14 10:45
VLAI?
Title
Career Section <= 1.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Career Section plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 via the CV upload handler. This is due to missing file type validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| shahinurislam | Career Section |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.7
(semver)
|
Credits
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