Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in PopAd Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-9616

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Popad
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-9616?

The PopAd plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability due to inadequate nonce validation in the PopAd_reset_cookie_time function. This security flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate cookie time settings by tricking an administrator into executing a forged request, potentially compromising website functionality. It's crucial for users of the PopAd plugin to update to the latest version and apply security best practices to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

PopAd * <= 1.0.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/popad/trunk/ad...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nabil Irawan
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CVE-2025-9616 : Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in PopAd Plugin for WordPress