What is CVE-2026-6271?

CVE-2026-6271 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Shahinurislam Career Section, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-6271?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-6271 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Shahinurislam Career Section

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. This is due to missing file type validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated att…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.002 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Shahinurislam Career Section — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

xxconi/CVE-2026-6271

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6271?: CVE-2026-6271 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Shahinurislam Career Section, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-6271?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-6271 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.