---
id: CVE-2026-49466
title: Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content
summary: >-
  Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content.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
  `templa…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-08-12'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:56:50.520'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49466'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/dartiss/draft-list/compare/2.6.3...2.6.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/dartiss/draft-list/releases/tag/2.6.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/dartiss/draft-list/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-hfqp-f83f
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/dartiss/draft-list/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-hfqp-f83f
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00287
epssPercentile: 0.18916
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.276Z'
---

## Overview

Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content.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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.