CVE-2025-58853Network attack vector

Reflected XSS via cross-site request forgery

Published Sep 5, 2025 · Updated May 12, 2026

CSRF in OTWthemes Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light 1.27 and earlier allows remote attackers to trigger reflected XSS. Neither Patchstack nor the CNA record identifies the affected endpoint, input parameter, or missing request and output validation. Exploitation requires a privileged user to follow a crafted link, visit a crafted page, or submit a malicious form, after which script runs in that user's browser session.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

CSRF in OTWthemes Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light 1.27 and earlier allows remote attackers to trigger reflected XSS. Neither Patchstack nor the CNA record identifies the affected endpoint, input parameter, or missing request and output validation. Exploitation requires a privileged user to follow a crafted link, visit a crafted page, or submit a malicious form, after which script runs in that user's browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-58853
Published
Sep 5, 2025
Updated
May 12, 2026
Vendor
OTWthemes.com
Product
Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-591, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.27

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OTWthemes.com · Popping Sidebars and Widgets Lightversion=0 <=1.27

Published CVSS scores

7.1PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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