vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: open-external-links-in-a-new-window: CVE-2022-1583: Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 9, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025

Description

The External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin before 1.43 does not ensure window.opener is set to "null" when links to external sites are clicked, which may enable tabnabbing attacks to occur.

Solution

open-external-links-in-a-new-window-plugin-cve-2022-1583
Title
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