what risks can I avoid by using noreferrer in react links?

Asked Jan 17 '21 at 09:54

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I got this warning on terminal when I was developing a react app. What does it mean? what risks should I expect?

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Line 11:21:  Using target="_blank" without rel="noreferrer" is a security risk: see https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#link-type-noopener  react/jsx-no-target-blank

I had to add the specification but I don't know why it important.

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edited Jan 17 '21 at 10:04

Drew Reese

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asked Jan 17 '21 at 09:54

BiniTutor

Does this answer your question? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50773152/when-should-i-use-rel-noreferrer – Drew Reese Jan 17 '21 at 10:03
yes it does. thanks – BiniTutor Jan 18 '21 at 23:15
Ok, yeah, I didn't want to mark your question as a duplicate if it wasn't quite the same question. – Drew Reese Jan 18 '21 at 23:17
It's not quite duplicate. But I do get the answer I wanted from the link you shared. Thanks D – BiniTutor Jan 20 '21 at 22:33

what risks can I avoid by using noreferrer in react links?

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