External Links in New Window / New Tab
open-external-links-in-a-new-window · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for External Links in New Window / New Tab. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
2 known vulnerabilities
2 exploitable without logging in · latest May 30, 2022
Before you install
Known vulnerabilities fixed
- A fixed release exists for all 2 known records (latest 1.45).
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Listed on wordpress.org · latest 1.45 · last updated Aug 16, 2026 · 30K+ installs
wordpress.org status checked on Nov 1, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.5
CVE-2022-1583unauthenticated · needs a click→ 1.43
External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Tabnabbing
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2022-1582unauthenticated · needs a click→ 1.43
External Links in New Window / New Tab < 1.43 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).