CVE-2025-5304Network attack vector

Administrator escalation via unauthorized user creation

Published Jun 28, 2025 · Updated Jun 30, 2025

Missing authorization in blafoley PT Project Notebooks 1.0.0 through 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to obtain administrator privileges. The wpnb_pto_new_users_add() function processes an unauthenticated user-add request without verifying that the requester is authorized to create an administrator. No account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants administrative control of the WordPress site.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in blafoley PT Project Notebooks 1.0.0 through 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to obtain administrator privileges. The wpnb_pto_new_users_add() function processes an unauthenticated user-add request without verifying that the requester is authorized to create an administrator. No account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants administrative control of the WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5304
Published
Jun 28, 2025
Updated
Jun 30, 2025
Vendor
blafoley
Product
PT Project Notebooks
Classifications
CWE-862, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <=1.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

blafoley · PT Project Notebooksversion=1.0.0 <=1.1.3

Published CVSS scores

9.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1136Create Account

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