CVE-2026-109983
The YMC Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_title' parameter in all versions up
CVSS
6.4
Medium
EPSS
0.2%
p11
KEV
—
Exploit Today
3
0-100
Published: Oct 17, 2026 · Last modified: Oct 19, 2026 · CWE-79
The YMC Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'post_title' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The autocomplete REST endpoint is registered with a permission callback that unconditionally returns true, meaning any site visitor — including unauthenticated users — can trigger the payload simply by typing in the YMC filter search box, while only Author-level access is required to store it.
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ymc-smart-filter/tags/3.12.19/ymc2/assets/js/frontend/ymc-public.min.js#L10
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ymc-smart-filter/tags/3.12.19/ymc2/src/api/abstracts/FG_REST_Abstract_Controller.php#L66
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ymc-smart-filter/tags/3.12.19/ymc2/src/api/controllers/frontend/FG_REST_Frontend_Search_Controller.php#L135
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ymc-smart-filter/tags/3.12.19/ymc2/src/api/controllers/frontend/FG_REST_Frontend_Search_Controller.php#L148
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ymc-smart-filter/tags/3.12.20/ymc2/src/api/controllers/frontend/FG_REST_Frontend_Search_Controller.php
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/ymc-smart-filter
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/27cfa62d-ba16-4344-be0c-82cac4d21d1c?source=cve