CVE-2022-1095: Mihdan: No External Links < 5.0.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Mihdan: No External Links WordPress plugin before 5.0.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected products

Mihdan: No External Links: before 5.0.2 — fixed in 5.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mihdan: No External Links 5.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf476a3e-05ba-4b54-8a65-3d261ad5337b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf476a3e-05ba-4b54-8a65-3d261ad5337b

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