dartiss Draft List Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress Shortcode WP_Post::__get cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in dartiss Draft List Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress. This impacts the function WP_Post::__get of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-4006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in dartiss Draft List Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WP_Post::__get of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Simple Draft List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' post meta (Custom Field) in all versions up to and including 2.6.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the author display name when no author URL is present. The plugin accesses `$draft_data->display_name` which, because `display_name` is not a native WP_Post property, triggers WP_Post::__get() and resolves to `get_post_meta($post_id, 'display_name', true)`. When the `user_url` meta field is empty, the `$author` value is assigned to `$author_link` on line 383 without any escaping (unlike line 378 which uses `esc_html()` for the `{{author}}` tag, and line 381 which uses `esc_html()` when a URL is present). This unescaped value is then inserted into the shortcode output via `str_replace()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the `[drafts]` shortcode with the `{{author+link}}` template tag.

The weakness was shared by Anas Mokhtari and Abdelkhalek Beraoud. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-4006 since 03/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-13069). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• dartiss

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• Draft List Plugin

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• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2

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