CVE-2026-49466

Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content. Versions 2.6.3 and below are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the `[drafts]` shortcode and Draft List widget when the documented custom `template` option places the `{{draft}}` placeholder inside an HTML attribute. The vulnerable code inserts the raw draft `post_title` into `{{draft}}` when the current viewer cannot edit posts. Because the template is sanitized before `{{draft}}` replacement, a Contributor can store a quote-only title payload that breaks out of an attribute in a site-configured Draft List template and executes JavaScript for visitors who load the public page. Version 2.6.4 fixes the issue.

Published 12 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC Last modified 12 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC

6.5

CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack profile

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Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

Availability Low

Exploitability2.3

Impact3.7

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-79

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 02 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 03 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com