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CVE-2026-6271 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Career Section plugin for WordPress affecting all versions up to and including 1.7. The flaw exists in the plugin's CV upload handler, which does not properly validate uploaded file types. Because of this missing validation, an unauthenticated attacker can submit files that are not restricted to safe document formats and may instead be executable server-side content. If the uploaded file is placed in a web-accessible location and executed by the server, the issue can lead to remote code execution.
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This repository contains a single Python exploit script and a README. The main file, CVE-2026-6271.py, is an operational unauthenticated RCE scanner/exploit for the WordPress Career Section plugin <= 1.7. It automates the full attack chain: discovering likely public job listing URLs, extracting a public csaf_form_nonce from page HTML, uploading a PHP webshell disguised with an allowed MIME type, brute-forcing the timestamp-based uploaded filename, and verifying code execution with a command such as id. The script supports both single-target and bulk-target modes, multithreading, proxying, configurable timeout, direct job URL input, multiple shell variants, and output logging of successful compromises. The exploit’s core capability is arbitrary file upload leading to remote code execution. Its payload options are several PHP webshells ranging from simple system/passthru/exec wrappers to POST-based assert/base64-eval variants and a fuller fallback shell using shell_exec/system/exec. The exploit is not merely a detector: it attempts real upload and command execution. The targeting logic focuses on WordPress sites exposing Career Section job pages and uses sitemap plus REST API enumeration to find candidate endpoints. It then predicts the uploaded shell path under wp-content/uploads/cs_applicant_submission_files/ using a timestamp window brute-force. Repository structure is minimal: one code file and one documentation file. The README mirrors the exploit logic, explains the vulnerability mechanics, documents expected upload paths and parameters, and provides manual PoC steps and usage examples. Despite the README naming a different script filename in examples, the included Python file is clearly the primary entry point.
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