CVE-2024-12042: MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud <= 4.16.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) HTML File Upload (Stored Cross-Site Scripting)

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the profile picture upload functionality in all versions up to, and including, 4.16.4 due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload HTML files with arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever a user accesses the file.

Affected products

inspireui MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud: before 4.16.5 — fixed in 4.16.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: inspireui MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud 4.16.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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