How severe is CVE-2025-5304?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-5304 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Blafoley Pt Project Notebooks – Take Meeting Minutes, Create Budgets, Track Task Management, And More

CVE-2025-5304

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5304?: CVE-2025-5304 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blafoley Pt Project Notebooks – Take Meeting Minutes, Create Budgets, Track Task Management, And More, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-5304?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-5304 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.