Career Section: Dangerous file upload
Career Section is affected by dangerous file upload. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise. The published affected range is <= 1.7.
- Component
- Career Section
- Plugin slug
career-section- Affected
- <= 1.7
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 14, 2026
This CVE was published May 14, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Career Section when a release after 1.7 becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants. The official upstream changelog lists version 1.8, which is newer than the published affected range. Its changelog does not clearly confirm this specific fix, so it is not counted as a known-safe release.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H