Systems and methods for protecting core files in a content management systems

A system for protecting core files in a content management system (CMS), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
• detect execution of a script on a computing device;
• determine whether the script is located in a core folder of the CMS;
• in response to determining that the script is located in the core folder, determine whether a path of the script is included in an exclude list that comprises paths of scripts and files that are marked as not malicious;
• in response to determining that the path of the script is not in the exclude list, block the execution of the script;
• in response to determining that the script is not located in the core folder, determine whether the script will upload, to the core folder, a file that is not in the exclude list;
• in response to determining that the script will upload the file to the core folder, block write functions in the script during the execution.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon computer executable instructions for protecting core files in a content management system (CMS), including instructions for:

• detecting execution of a script on a computing device;
• determining whether the script is located in a core folder of the CMS;
• in response to determining that the script is located in the core folder, determining whether a path of the script is included in an exclude list that comprises paths of scripts and files that are marked as not malicious;
• in response to determining that the path of the script is not in the exclude list, blocking the execution of the script;
• in response to determining that the script is not located in the core folder, determining whether the script will upload, to the core folder, a file that is not in the exclude list;
• in response to determining that the script will upload the file to the core folder, blocking write functions in the script during the execution.