CVE-2022-1582 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin prior to version 1.43. This flaw arises because the plugin fails to properly escape URLs when concatenating them into onclick event handlers. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:external_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.