Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Draft List Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-10181

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Draft List
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-10181?

The Draft List plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks via its 'drafts' shortcode in versions up to and including 2.6. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping for user-supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary scripts into pages, which are executed when a user accesses the maliciously crafted page.

Affected Version(s)

Draft List * <= 2.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://github.com/dartiss/draft-list/blob/master/inc/cre...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-draft-list/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Manopakorn Kooharueangrong
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CVE-2025-10181 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Draft List Plugin for WordPress