# CVE-2026-49466: Draft List - Contributor Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Draft Title in Custom Drafts Template Attributes

> Contributors can execute JavaScript via stored XSS in Draft List plugin when custom templates place draft titles in HTML attributes.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f2v-x3jw-5w6g, GHSA-xxx9-hfqp-f83f

## What is CVE-2026-49466?

CVE-2026-49466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in dartiss draft-list, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

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Draft List is a WordPress plugin to manage and promote unpublished content.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

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49466?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-49466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-49466 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-49466 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-49466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-49466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in dartiss draft-list, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-49466 exists.

Affected product: dartiss draft-list. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49466/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.