Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-95670No External Links <= 5.2.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Log URL via /goto/{base64} Redirect
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in No External Links from mihdan. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The No External Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Log URL via /goto/{base64} Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is only exploitable when the administrator has enabled the 'Link Encoding: Base64' option in the plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mihdan | No External Links | 0 – through 5.2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab5a9850-8990-4e24-9ac3-5b92564c4ad9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mihdan-no-external-links/tags/5.2.0/admin/LogTable.php#L95
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mihdan-no-external-links/tags/5.2.0/public/Frontend.php#L989
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mihdan-no-external-links/tags/5.2.0/public/Frontend.php#L801
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mihdan-no-external-links/tags/5.2.0/public/Frontend.php#L451
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3719796%40mihdan-no-external-links&new=3719796%40mihdan-no-external-links