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CVE-2022-1582

External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2022 at 08:36 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExternal Links in New Window / New Tab

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

External Links in New Window / New Tab· Webfactoryltdwordpress-plugin
95%
v < 1.43
Affected range stops below 1.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbb75383-4351-4488-aaca-ddb0f6f120cd

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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