#VU118102 Cross-site request forgery in PopAd - CVE-2025-9616

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118102

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PopAd
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Alobaidi

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

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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?