CVE-2025-11197: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in dartiss Draft List
The Draft List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'drafts' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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 an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-11197 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Draft List WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.6.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'drafts' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not adequately sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Draft List plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
CVE-2025-11197: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in dartiss Draft List
Description
The Draft List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'drafts' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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 an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-11197 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Draft List WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.6.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'drafts' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not adequately sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, indicating medium severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Draft List plugin if possible to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-30T18:17:57.713Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68ea07c7ea13521b93fae109
Added to database: 10/11/2025, 7:31:19 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:52:04 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 5:36:48 AM
Views: 172
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