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

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary PHP files via the saveScript AJAX action, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73qx-mm4g-5qj8

## What is CVE-2021-24890?

CVE-2021-24890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown scripts-organizer, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24890?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dplugins Scripts Organizer.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24890 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24890 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown scripts-organizer, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24890 exists.

Affected product: Unknown scripts-organizer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24890

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.