WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-12042 Analyzed

MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud: Cross-site scripting

MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud
Plugin slug
mstore-api
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 13, 2024
Weakness
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Dec 13, 2024 and is one of 32 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources