diff --git a/web/src/components/console/utils/link.tsx b/web/src/components/console/utils/link.tsx
index b9e47eeaa..055d7f402 100644
--- a/web/src/components/console/utils/link.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/console/utils/link.tsx
@@ -10,27 +10,33 @@ export const ExternalLink: React.FC<ExternalLinkProps> = ({
   additionalClassName = '',
   dataTestID,
   stopPropagation,
-}) => (
-  <Button
-    variant="link"
-    component="a"
-    icon={
-      <Icon size="sm">
-        <ExternalLinkAltIcon />
-      </Icon>
-    }
-    className={additionalClassName}
-    href={href}
-    target="_blank"
-    iconPosition="end"
-    rel="noopener noreferrer"
-    data-test-id={dataTestID}
-    {...(stopPropagation ? { onClick: (e) => e.stopPropagation() } : {})}
-    isInline
-  >
-    {children || text}
-  </Button>
-);
+}) => {
+  if (!isSafeExternalURL(href)) {
+    return <>{children || text}</>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      variant="link"
+      component="a"
+      icon={
+        <Icon size="sm">
+          <ExternalLinkAltIcon />
+        </Icon>
+      }
+      className={additionalClassName}
+      href={href}
+      target="_blank"
+      iconPosition="end"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      data-test-id={dataTestID}
+      {...(stopPropagation ? { onClick: (e) => e.stopPropagation() } : {})}
+      isInline
+    >
+      {children || text}
+    </Button>
+  );
+};
 
 // Open links in a new window and set noopener/noreferrer.
 export const LinkifyExternal: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => (
@@ -45,3 +51,12 @@ type ExternalLinkProps = {
   dataTestID?: string;
   stopPropagation?: boolean;
 };
+
+const isSafeExternalURL = (value: string): value is string => {
+  if (!URL.canParse(value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const { protocol } = new URL(value);
+  return protocol === 'http:' || protocol === 'https:';
+};