CVE-2021-24890: Scripts Organizer < 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Scripts Organizer WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the saveScript AJAX action, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, and does not validate user input in any way, which could allow unauthenticated users to put arbitrary PHP code in a file

Affected products

scripts-organizer: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: scripts-organizer 3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://dplugins.com/products/scripts-organizer/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f3b450d2-84ce-4c13-ad6a-b60785dee7e7
https://dplugins.com/products/scripts-organizer/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f3b450d2-84ce-4c13-ad6a-b60785dee7e7

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