CVE-2022-2600 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-2600

Auto-hyperlink URLs <= 5.4.1 - Tab Nabbing

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Daniel Ruf

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Auto-hyperlink URLs
Vulnerable Versions:
5.4.1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 22nd, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1022

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.