CVE-2026-16559

YMC Filter < 3.12.9 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Icon Upload

Published Aug 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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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'}

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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
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Weaknesses CWE-79
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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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 12:09 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 8, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM