Auto-hyperlink URLs <= 5.4.1 - Tab Nabbing

2022-08-01 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginAuto-hyperlink URLs

Affected Version<= 5.4.1

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-2600

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Vulnerability Overview

The Auto-hyperlink URLs WordPress plugin through 5.4.1 does not set rel="noopener noreferer" on generated links, which can lead to Tab Nabbing by giving the target site access to the source tab through the window.opener DOM object.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-1022 (Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access) The web application produces links to untrusted external sites outside of its sphere of control, but it does not properly prevent the external site from modifying security-critical properties of the window.opener object, such as the location property.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2600 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42e8129f-dbbd-4dd3-a7a5-c6242c43dfe8

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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