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jQuery: Target Blank Security
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Add Security to target _blank
$('a').each(function () {
if ($(this).attr('target') == '_blank') {
if ($(this).attr('rel')) {
this.rel += ' noopener noreferrer';
} else {
$('a').attr('rel', 'noopener noreferrer');
}
};
});
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Using target="_blank" on links can open the door for a hacker to attach a website from the target website... sneaky devils. If you use the noopener noreferrer in the rel it puts a stop to those attacks.

For reference - https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/256-targetblank---the-most-underestimated-vulnerability-ever/

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