# CVE-2024-7985: FileOrganizer <= 1.0.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

> Authenticated subscribers can upload arbitrary files via the FileOrganizer plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v2w9-x3m8-jc6p

## What is CVE-2024-7985?

CVE-2024-7985 is a high-severity vulnerability in softaculous FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager, published on 29 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The FileOrganizer – Manage WordPress and Website Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the "fileorganizer_ajax_handler" function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and permissions granted by an administrator, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. NOTE: The FileOrganizer Pro plugin must be installed and active to allow Subscriber+ users to upload files.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7985?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fileorganizer Fileorganizer.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7985?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-7985 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- FileOrganizer <= 1.0.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-7985-PoC

## Other vulnerabilities in softaculous FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager

- [CVE-2024-5599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5599/): FileOrganizer <= 1.0.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-3664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3664/): FileOrganizer <= 1.0.2 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Access (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-2324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2324/): FileOrganizer and FileOrganizer Pro <= 1.0.6 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7985 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7985 is a high-severity vulnerability in softaculous FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager, published on 29 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: softaculous FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager. 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-2024-7985/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7985/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7985
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7985
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7985

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7985/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.