CVE-2022-1583 (GCVE-0-2022-1583)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-30 08:36 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:10
VLAI
Title
External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Tabnabbing
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-1022 - Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1848 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown External Links in New Window / New Tab Affected: 1.43 , < 1.43 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Daniel Ruf
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