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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6271

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.

Published May 14, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The Career Section plugin

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6271. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of The Career Section plugin is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Career Section plugin).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.08%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 1.7

How to fix CVE-2026-6271

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6271. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of The Career Section plugin is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 1.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. EPSS 1.08%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6271

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6271

    30-day exploitation probability 1.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6271

    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 execut

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.