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.
Published: 2026-10-02
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mihdan
Mihdan no External Links Project
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions no External Links
Vendors & Products Mihdan
Mihdan no External Links Project
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions no External Links

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title No External Links <= 5.2.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Log URL via /goto/{base64} Redirect
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Mihdan No External Links Project
Wordpress-extensions No External Links
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-02T07:39:27.705Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T13:19:05.691Z

Link: CVE-2026-95670

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-02T08:17:03.760

Modified: 2026-10-02T13:18:55.613

Link: CVE-2026-95670

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Updated: 2026-10-02T14:45:53Z

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