CVE-2025-12527 Page & Post Notes <= 1.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Note Update/Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can modify or delete notes due to missing capability checks in the Page & Post Notes WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12527?
CVE-2025-12527 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in yydevelopment Page & Post Notes, published on 7 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12527?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w86f-f8mj-wm7p.