Reported vulnerability
No Follow All External Links 2.1.0 - 2.3.0 - Backdoor
Published 28 Dec 2017
Updated 22 Jan 2024
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Wordfence advisory
medium · CVSS 5.3The No Follow All External Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a backdoor in versions 2.1.0 - 2.3.0. This is due to the criminal actor purchasing the plugin and adding the backdoor themselves. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject content into the vulnerable plugin, commonly used in the past for SEO Spam.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
No Follow All External Links
- Software
- plugin · nofollow-all-external-links
- Affected versions
- From 2.1.0, through 2.3.0
- Fix availability
- No fix reported
- Fixed versions
- No fixed version specified
Recommended action
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
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Which versions of No Follow All External Links are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: From 2.1.0, through 2.3.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for No Follow All External Links?
Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in No Follow All External Links. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.
Where can I find my installed plugin version?
In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.
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