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CVE-2022-1582

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 30, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin before 1.43 does not properly escape URLs it concatenates to onclick event handlers, which makes Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks possible.

Affected WordPress components

  • External Links in New Window / New Tab Plugin · open-external-links-in-a-new-window
    Possible match Active
    From 1.43 (including) to 1.43 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown External Links in New Window / New Tab — From 1.43 (including) to 1.43 (excluding)
  • webfactoryltd external_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab — Before 1.43

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbb75383-4351-4488-aaca-ddb0f6f120cd Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record