Cross-site request forgery in PopAd plugin for WordPress



Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-9616
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 PopAd
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Alobaidi

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU118102

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9616

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the PopAd_reset_cookie_time function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

PopAd: 1.0.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/popad/popad-104-cross-site-request-forgery-to-settings-update


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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