Plugins · page-list · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Page-list safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.3
- Last updated
- 2026-05-29
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8
[pagelist], [subpages], [siblings] and [pagelist_ext] shortcodes — by webvitalii
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.3). Anything older than 6.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get page-list --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update page-list updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-9008 · published 2026-06-06
Missing authorization check in Page-list (6.2 and older)
- Affected
- 6.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Page-list plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.2. This is due to the pagelist_unqprfx_ext_shortcode() function (the [pagelist_ext] / [pagelistext] shortcode) accepting attacker-controlled post_status, post_type, and show_meta_key attributes and passing them directly into get_pages() and get_post_meta() with no capability check verifying that the rendering user is permitted to read the matched objects. When the current post has no child pages, the shortcode re-issues the query with child_of => 0, broadening it to every page on the site matching the supplied status/type. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to disclose the titles, body content/excerpts, and arbitrary post meta of unrelated private and draft pages by inserting the shortcode into a contributor-authored draft and previewing it.
NVD CVE-2026-9008Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-58030 · published 2025-09-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Page-list (5.8 and older)
- Affected
- 5.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.9
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webvitaly Page-list page-list allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Page-list: from n/a through <= 5.8.
medium 6.5 CVE-2024-47382 · published 2024-10-05
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Page-list (5.6 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in webvitaly Page-list page-list allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Page-list: from n/a through <= 5.6.
medium 5.4 CVE-2022-4485 · published 2023-01-23
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Page-list (older than 5.3)
- Affected
- older than 5.3
- Fixed in
- 5.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Page-list WordPress plugin before 5.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.3).
- 2026-06-06 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-9008), fixed in 6.3.
- 2025-09-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-58030), fixed in 5.9.
- 2024-10-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-47382), fixed in 5.7.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by webvitalii (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/page-list (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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