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CVE-2024-5599: FileOrganizer <= 1.0.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-922

Description

The FileOrganizer – Manage WordPress and Website Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 via the 'fileorganizer_ajax_handler' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including backups or other sensitive information if the files have been moved to the built-in Trash folder.

Affected products

• FileOrganizer: before 1.0.8 — fixed in 1.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FileOrganizer 1.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fileorganizer/trunk/main/ajax.php#L85
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098763/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78e7b65d-91f8-477e-b992-3148c1b65d7b?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fileorganizer/trunk/main/ajax.php#L85
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098763/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78e7b65d-91f8-477e-b992-3148c1b65d7b?source=cve

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