Draft List - Contributor Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Draft Title in Custom Drafts Template Attributes (CVE-2026-49466) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.5CVE-2026-49466

Draft List - Contributor Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Draft Title in Custom Drafts Template Attributes

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-49466 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Draft List - Contributor Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Draft Title in Custom Drafts Template Attributes. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps dartiss/draft-list (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 12, 2026Updated Sep 8, 2026Source checked Sep 28, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 12, 2026Material review Sep 8, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps dartiss/draft-list (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
dartiss/draft-listgeneric	< 2.6.4	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for dartiss/draft-list.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 12, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content.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

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