CVE-2022-1582: External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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 products

External Links in New Window / New Tab: before 1.43 — fixed in 1.43

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: External Links in New Window / New Tab 1.43. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbb75383-4351-4488-aaca-ddb0f6f120cd
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbb75383-4351-4488-aaca-ddb0f6f120cd

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