External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed External Links in New Window / New Tab (Unknown): 1.43
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | External Links in New Window / New Tab | 1.43 to before 1.43 | 1.43 | Patch available | CNA |
- External Links in New Window / New Tab VendorUnknown Affected 1.43 to before 1.43 Fixed in 1.43 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:external_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.43 | Vulnerable | webfactory |
- cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:external_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.43 Vulnerable ·webfactory
Remediation
- Fix · CNA External Links in New Window / New Tab (Unknown) Fixed in 1.43
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
External Links in New Window / New Tab 1.43
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-01454 External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - TabnabbingPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgjp-w5pj-5rg7
References
More webfactory External Links In New Window / New Tab vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01454 External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Tabnabbing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgjp-w5pj-5rg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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