Missing authorization in blafoley PT Project Notebooks – Take Meeting minutes, create…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The PT Project Notebooks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the wpnb_pto_new_users_add() function in versions 1.0.0 through 1.1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0071 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blafoley | PT Project Notebooks – Take Meeting minutes, create budgets, track task management, and more | 1.0.0 – 1.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PT Project Notebooks – Take Meeting minutes, create budgets, track task management, and more Vendorblafoley Affected 1.0.0 – 1.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjx8-42xr-xg34
References
Other 3
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/project-notebooks/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/project-notebooks/tags/1.1.3/includes/structure/admin/pto_admin_settings.php#L233
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/project-notebooks/tags/1.1.3/includes/structure/admin/pto_admin_settings.php#L36
Sources
- CVE-2025-5304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjx8-42xr-xg34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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