The YMC Filter WordPress plugin before 3.12.9 does not sanitize SVG files uploaded through one of its icon upload features and permits their upload by low-privileged users, allowing users with the Author role and above to upload a file containing JavaScript that executes in the site's origin when the file is viewed.
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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Ymc Filter
Ymc Filter ymc Filter
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Ymc Filter
Ymc Filter ymc Filter

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

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Weaknesses CWE-79

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

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Description The YMC Filter WordPress plugin before 3.12.9 does not sanitize SVG files uploaded through one of its icon upload features and permits their upload by low-privileged users, allowing users with the Author role and above to upload a file containing JavaScript that executes in the site's origin when the file is viewed.
Title YMC Filter < 3.12.9 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Icon Upload
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:34:57.974Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T12:09:50.019Z

Link: CVE-2026-16559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:34:32.455Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:10.237

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:17:28.740

Link: CVE-2026-16559

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T10:15:07Z

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