Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access

Properties


name
Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access
definition
The web application produces links to untrusted external sites outside of its sphere of control, but it does not properly prevent the external site from modifying security-critical properties of the window.opener object, such as the location property.
synonyms
tabnabbing

Neighbors

CWE-1022 has no direct neighbors in this release.

Inferred Relationships

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Related Countermeasure Techniques

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