External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window

External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window has 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2016 and 2023; all 3 are fixed as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (67%). Other recurring categories include Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).

Every one of the 3 issues recorded for External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

All of these findings were reported by Vulnerability Lab.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

5.4/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4

WP External Links < 1.81 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

3 records


2023-03-08 00:00	External Links <= 2.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via action_admin_action_wpel_dismiss_notice External Links <= 2.57	`N/A`	4.3 Medium	Anonymous	Yes
2022-11-20 00:00	External Links <= 2.55 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting External Links <= 2.55	`N/A`	5.5 Medium	Anonymous	Yes
2016-03-23 00:00	WP External Links < 1.81 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting External Links < 1.81	`N/A`	6.4 Medium	Vulnerability Lab	Yes

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