PT-2022-13982 · WordPress · External Links In New Window / New Tab

Daniel Ruf · Published 2022-05-30 · Updated 2022-06-09 · CVE-2022-1583

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.43

Description The issue concerns the External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin, where it fails to set window.opener to null when users click on links to external sites. This oversight may enable tabnabbing attacks to occur.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.43, update to version 1.43 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider modifying the plugin to set window.opener to null when external links are clicked, until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1022

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1583

Affected Products

External Links In New Window / New Tab

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa9d727c-4d17-4220-b8cb-e6dec30361a9 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1583 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1583 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/43536 · Telegram Post