Is Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.27) has 2 known unpatched vulnerabilities. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light on the latest version (1.27) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.27 and older); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1.27 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light?

1.27, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2022-04-01). It has 90+ active installs.

What should I do if my Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.27
Last updated: 2022-04-01
Active installs: 90+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 2
Tested up to WP: 5.9.20

Create custom popping layouts with sidebars and widgets in just a few clicks. — by OTWthemes

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.9 affects latest 1.27 CVE-2025-69007 · published 2025-12-30

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light (1.27 and older)

Affected: 1.27 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in OTWthemes Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light: from n/a through <= 1.27.

NVD CVE-2025-69007 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 affects latest 1.27 CVE-2025-58853 · published 2025-09-05

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light (1.27 and older)

Affected: 1.27 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2025-58853 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2022-04-01 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.27).
2025-12-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-69007), no fix listed yet.
2025-09-05 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-58853), no fix listed yet.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/popping-sidebars-and-widgets-light (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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