Plugins · cv-builder · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WP CV Builder safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.8.14
- Last updated
- 2026-10-01
- Active installs
- 30+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Build a multilingual CV and resume platform with 25 templates, email verification, custom-role access, front-end editing, job board, and payments. — by Best WP Developer
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.8.14). Anything older than 1.3.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get cv-builder --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update cv-builder updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-3717 · published 2026-10-10
Arbitrary file upload in WP CV Builder (1.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The CV Builder – Professional Resume Builder SaaS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file upload due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_save_signature_image' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary content to the WordPress uploads directory as png files.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-01 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.8.14).
- 2026-10-10 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2026-3717), fixed in 1.3.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/cv-builder (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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