CVE-2022-1582

MEDIUM
Published May 30, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 30, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
webfactoryltdexternal_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab* <1.43

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbb75383-4351-4488-aaca-ddb0f6f120cd
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.