CVE-2025-9616 PopAd <= 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into resetting cookie time settings via forged requests in the PopAd WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9616?
CVE-2025-9616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in alobaidi PopAd, published on 4 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PopAd plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the PopAd_reset_cookie_time function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset cookie time settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9616?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvfg-qm7f-qwq3.