A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Twitter-Post-Fetcher up to 17.x. This affects an unknown part of the file js/twitterFetcher.js of the component Link Target Handler. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 18.0.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 7d281c6fb5acbc29a2cad295262c1f0c19ca56f3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217017 was assigned to this vulnerability.
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.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://vuldb.com/?id.217017 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217017 | third party advisory permissions required signature |
| https://github.com/jasonmayes/Twitter-Post-Fetcher/pull/170 | issue tracking third party advisory |
| https://github.com/jasonmayes/Twitter-Post-Fetcher/commit/7d281c6fb5acbc29a2cad295262c1f0c19ca56f3 | third party advisory patch |
| https://github.com/jasonmayes/Twitter-Post-Fetcher/releases/tag/18.0.0 | third party advisory patch |