CVE-2022-1583
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.34% (71st) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin before 1.43 does not ensure window.opener is set to "null" when links to external sites are clicked, which may enable tabnabbing attacks to occur.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- webfactoryltd external links in new window / new tab< 1.43nvdUScpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:external_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-1583/cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa9d727c-4d17-4220-b8cb-e6dec30361a9cnnvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa9d727c-4d17-4220-b8cb-e6dec30361a9enisa_euvd
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa9d727c-4d17-4220-b8cb-e6dec30361a9ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
scry
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