Cross-Site Scripting
2 records66.7%First: 2016. Latest: 2022.
Plugin security history
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window Vulnerability History & Security Timeline
The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 3 vulnerability records associated with External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window, published between 2016 and 2023.
Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC
At a glance
Security Snapshot
3Total records
0Critical
0High
2Medium
0Low
1Informational
3Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2016-03-23First disclosure
2023-03-08Latest disclosure
0 of 3CVE coverage
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Year-by-Year Timeline
| Year | Records | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Severity Breakdown
| Severity | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Medium | 2 | 66.7% |
| Informational | 1 | 33.3% |
Vulnerability-Type Breakdown
CSRF
1 record33.3%First: 2023. Latest: 2023.
Patch Status
- Patched
- 3
- Currently marked unpatched
- 0
- Unknown status
- 0
Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.
Latest Known Patched Versions
2.582.561.81
Affected-Version History
Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.
| Affected range | Vulnerability | Published | Patched version | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
*-2.57 | External Links <= 2.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via action_admin_action_wpel_dismiss_notice | March 8, 2023 | 2.58 | Medium |
*-2.55 | External Links <= 2.55 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting | November 20, 2022 | 2.56 | Medium |
[*, 1.81) | WP External Links < 1.81 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | March 23, 2016 | 1.81 | Medium |
Selected source records
Latest Records
Informational
External Links <= 2.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via action_admin_action_wpel_dismiss_notice
Published: March 8, 2023
- Affected versions
- *-2.57
- Patched versions
- 2.58
Medium
External Links <= 2.55 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting
Published: November 20, 2022
- Affected versions
- *-2.55
- Patched versions
- 2.56
Medium
WP External Links < 1.81 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published: March 23, 2016
- Affected versions
- [*, 1.81)
- Patched versions
- 1.81
Highest-Severity Records
Medium
WP External Links < 1.81 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published: March 23, 2016
- Affected versions
- [*, 1.81)
- Patched versions
- 1.81
Medium
External Links <= 2.55 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting
Published: November 20, 2022
- Affected versions
- *-2.55
- Patched versions
- 2.56
Informational
External Links <= 2.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via action_admin_action_wpel_dismiss_notice
Published: March 8, 2023
- Affected versions
- *-2.57
- Patched versions
- 2.58
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