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.
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

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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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:45:58.875Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-16558

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:45:52.670Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:10.130

Modified: 2026-08-10T20:17:27.310

Link: CVE-2026-16558

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T23:30:07Z

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