Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; none of them are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.3, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10. 2025 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Cross-Site Scripting.

None of the 2 issues recorded for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light have a published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light is installed on roughly 90 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
4.3/ 10
Patch Coverage0%
Open

2

Fixed

0

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Most severe open issueCVSS 4.4CVE-2025-69007

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light <= 1.27 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

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Latestv1.27

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light

OTWthemes

Author

OTWthemes

2.5(4)
50/100
Last Updated
2022-04-01 (5y ago)
Active Installs
90+
Downloads
19,622
Requires WP
3.6+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 5.9.16
Created
2014-10-09 (12y ago)

Easily create all different kinds of popups / overlays for your WordPress site and place sidebars and widgets in them. How Popping Sidebars and Widgets works Create Sidebars – as many as you need Set up Your Overlay / Popup Create Layout and Insert Sidebars – just a few clicks with the OTW Grid Manager Popup / Overlay types Full bars Side boxs Popups / Lightboxes Unlimited Number of Sidebars This plugin will allow you to create unlimited number of custom sidebars that you will be able to place in your overlays. Once a sidebar is created it will be available in Appearance -> Widgets section just like any other sidebar. Newly created sidebars can have vertical or horizontal widget alignment. Custom Layouts – OTW Grid Manager Creating custom layouts in your overlays is just a few clicks job with the OTW Grid Manager. No coding is required. It is all done in a very easy to use interface. Custom styling Create a new class for each overlay / popup in its edit screen so you can style it however you want. Localization/Internationalization This plugin comes Localization/Internationalization ready. It is following WordPress I18n standards. Full version of the plugin Upgrade to the Pro version of this plugin including tons of more features, regular updates and premium support: Popping Sidebars and Widgets Pro | Demo site Responsive Layouts in your Overlay Visibility for any set of pages, page templates, posts , categories, tags, archives, custom post types, taxonomies, user roles, WPML languages, WooCommerce, bbPress, BuddyPress Full Bar and Side Box Positioning – Header, Footer, Left and Right Full Bar and Side Box – Scrolling Type More Animations Active Periods More open/close events – on page load, on page load with delay, after a number of page views, on exit intent, from a link, number of page loads, period of time, etc. Custom Styling via an interface in the back-end Overlay First Load – Opened / Closed Content Position – right and center Show Button Label Hide for small screens – on / off z-index Trigger from a link via Shortcodes Trigger form a WP menu item Support and Updates Zero Coding Required

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