The Page & Post Notes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of notes due to a missing
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:41 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the plugin vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is available, consider restricting Subscriber-level access or disabling the plugin if unauthorized note modification poses a risk in the environment.
Description
The Page & Post Notes plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows unauthorized modification of notes. This occurs due to a missing capability check in the 'yydev_notes_save_dashboard_data' function. Authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this flaw to modify notes without proper authorization. The issue affects all versions up to and including 1.3.4.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12527 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-post-notes/trunk/include/insert-to-db.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-post-notes/trunk/index.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3389236%40page-post-notes&new=3389236%40page-post-notes&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93dadc33-cabf-4701-97ca-861ad90597fb?source=cve (opens in a new tab)