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Security finding

External links open a new tab without rel="noopener"

Security Info Severity: Low

Part of the audit Outbound link safety. Finding id: security.newTabWithoutNoopener.

What it costs you

In older browsers the page that opens can send your tab to another address while the visitor is not looking. Current browsers close this gap by themselves, so it matters only for visitors on old ones.

What to do

Add rel="noopener" to links that use target="_blank".

What it checks

  • New tab link can take over your page

How to fix it

Add rel="noopener"

    How to check: View the source of [group key]: every link with target="_blank" has rel="noopener".

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