Scripts Organizer < 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2021-24890
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published September 5, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ovidiu Maghetiu
Description

The Scripts Organizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in versions up to, but not including, 3.0. This is due to missing capability checks in one of its AJAX actions that is accessible to unauthenticated users. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug scripts-organizer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0
Patched Version
  • 3.0
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