Is external-links-in-new-window-\/-new-tab (WordPress plugin) vulnerable?

WordPress external-links-in-new-window-\/-new-tab has 2 known advisories in the phpwarden feed. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29.

2advisories

0critical

0on CISA KEV

0no fix recorded

CVE	Title	Severity	CVSS	Affected	Fixed in
CVE-2022-1583	The External Links in New Window / New Tab WordPress plugin before 1.43 does not ensure window.opener is set to "null" when links to externa	medium	6.5	`<1.43`	`1.43`
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 handl	medium	6.1	`<1.43`	`1.43`

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# then
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