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 attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-6271: held from 0.007 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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.