CVE-2025-58853 WordPress Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light Plugin <= 1.27 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into performing unintended actions via CSRF in the Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-58853?

CVE-2025-58853 is a high-severity vulnerability in OTWthemes Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light, published on 5 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in OTWthemes Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light: from n/a through <= 1.27.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58853?

How do I fix CVE-2025-58853?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-58853 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjh6-4gw9-2f53.

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