CVE-2025-53214 WordPress Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker plugin <= 1.21 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2025-53214?
CVE-2025-53214 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker, published on 6 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in sertifier Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker sertifier-certificates-open-badges allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker: from n/a through <= 1.21.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53214?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53214 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-2025-53214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc2m-qm5j-pmj5.