CVE-2022-2600

Auto-hyperlink URLs <= 5.4.1 - Tab Nabbing

2022-08-01 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: Auto-hyperlink URLs
Affected Version: <= 5.4.1
CVSS: 5.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-1022 · Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access
CVE: CVE-2022-2600

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At a glance

CVE-2022-2600 is a medium-severity Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access vulnerability in the Auto-hyperlink URLs WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.4.1. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed August 2022, reported by Daniel Ruf.

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

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site.

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.

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.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

Alerts

External References

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

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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