WP No External Links
wp-noexternallinks · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for WP No External Links. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 exploitable without logging in · latest Oct 24, 2017
Closed on wordpress.org
Removed from the directory on Dec 19, 2017 · reason: security issue. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2017-15863unauthenticated · needs a click
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the wp-noexternallinks plugin before 3.5.19 for WordPress via the date1 or date2 parameter to wp-admin/
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).