Is CVE-2024-12042 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-12042 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-12042?

CVE-2024-12042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-12042?

CVE-2024-12042 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12042?

Upgrade mstore api to 4.16.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-12042

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

mstore apiNVD

Affected:< 4.16.5Fixed in:4.16.5CVE-2024-12042derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-22.