The YMC Filter WordPress plugin before 3.12.8 does not sanitize and escape a layout builder setting before outputting it on a public endpoint, and does not verify object ownership when the setting is saved, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor viewing an affected filter.
History

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Ymc Filter
Ymc Filter ymc Filter
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-79
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Ymc Filter
Ymc Filter ymc Filter

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The YMC Filter WordPress plugin before 3.12.8 does not sanitize and escape a layout builder setting before outputting it on a public endpoint, and does not verify object ownership when the setting is saved, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor viewing an affected filter.
Title YMC Filter < 3.12.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Layout Builder Schema
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-08T06:00:11.244Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:09:48.181Z

Link: CVE-2026-16558

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-08T07:30:17Z