Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE Definition / CWE-1022
CWE-1022: Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access
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.
Published:26 Sep 2017
Organization:MITRE
Modified:11 Dec 2025
Related Weakness
CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
