Which External Links in New Window / New Tab versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 1.42.

How should operators remediate CVE-2022-1582?

Update to 1.43 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2022-1582

External Links in New Window / New Tab <= 1.42 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2022-1582?

CVE-2022-1582 is tracked as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin External Links in New Window / New Tab.

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2022-1582 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin External Links in New Window / New Tab. It affects Versions up to 1.42 and is fixed in 1.43.

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Published

May 09, 2022

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

open-external-links-in-a-new-window

Risk Profile

6.1 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

WPScanTeam

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 1.43, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2022-1582 is tracked for the Plugin External Links in New Window / New Tab as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 1.42. Update External Links in New Window / New Tab to 1.43 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

1.43

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 1.42

Tracking ID

CVE-2022-1582

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2490a51c-718f-463b-ab80-82d48deb2f1a?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	open-external-links-in-a-new-window View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2022-1582
Patched Versions	1.43
Affected Versions	Versions up to 1.42

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