What is CVE-2022-1582?

CVE-2022-1582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd External Links In New Window \/ Tab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-1582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1582 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Webfactoryltd External Links In New Window \/ Tab

CVE-2022-1582

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webfactoryltd External_links_in_new_window_\/_new_tab
Unknown External Links In New Window / Tab — versions 1.43

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1582?: CVE-2022-1582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd External Links In New Window \/ Tab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-1582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1582 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.