CVE-2024-8615: The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the jobsearch_location_load_excel_file_callback() function in all version

critical Affects jobsearch-wp-job-board (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-11-06; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The JobSearch WP Job Board plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the jobsearch_location_load_excel_file_callback() function in all version

Package: jobsearch-wp-job-board (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.6.8
Fixed in: 2.6.8
Severity: critical CVSS 10.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.4th percentile)
Published: 2024-11-06
Source: nvd

References

CWE-434

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