CVE-2026-6271: Career Section (WordPress plugin) · Unrestricted File Upload
Affects Career Section (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| shahinurislamCareer Section | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation. Monitoring for suspicious file uploads and restricting file upload permissions may reduce risk but do not fully mitigate the vulnerability.
Description
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/005d1abc-761d-4f9a-bc21-aad63e8efd66?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3507917/career-section (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3507912/career-section (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3507785/career-section (opens in a new tab)