CVE-2025-62145 WordPress DMCA Protection Badge plugin <= 2.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the DMCA Protection Badge plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-62145?
CVE-2025-62145 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in NewClarity DMCA Protection Badge, published on 31 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in NewClarity DMCA Protection Badge dmca-badge allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DMCA Protection Badge: from n/a through <= 2.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62145?
How do I fix CVE-2025-62145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62145 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-2025-62145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm5g-hxq6-4594.