Page & Post Notes <= 1.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Note Update/Deletion
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Page & Post Notes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of notes due to a missing capability check on the 'yydev_notes_save_dashboard_data' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify notes.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0025 16th 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
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yydevelopment | Page & Post Notes | up to 1.3.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Page & Post Notes Vendoryydevelopment Affected up to 1.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w86f-f8mj-wm7p
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93dadc33-cabf-4701-97ca-861ad90597fb?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-post-notes/trunk/index.php#L85
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-post-notes/trunk/include/insert-to-db.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3389236%40page-post-notes&new=3389236%40page-post-notes&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w86f-f8mj-wm7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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