CVE-2024-8615 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2024-8615

WP JobSearch <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

10 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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 versions up to, and including, 2.6.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Tonn

References

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Affected Vendor

eyecix

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Affected Software

JobSearch WP Job Board

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 6th, 2024

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1505.003 Web Shell

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation