CVE-2025-62145
📋 TL;DR
A missing authorization vulnerability in the NewClarity DMCA Protection Badge WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass access controls and perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites running the plugin from any version up to and including 2.2.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- NewClarity DMCA Protection Badge WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify or delete DMCA protection badges, potentially removing copyright protection indicators or injecting malicious content into affected WordPress sites.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could alter DMCA badge settings, change badge appearance, or disable protection features without proper permissions.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators could modify DMCA badge settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access but bypasses authorization checks. No public exploit code has been identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.2.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'DMCA Protection Badge'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDeactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate dmca-badge
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the DMCA Protection Badge plugin completely from your WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for DMCA Protection Badge version 2.2.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get dmca-badge --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 2.2.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to DMCA plugin endpoints in WordPress logs
- Unexpected modifications to DMCA badge settings
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/dmca-badge/ endpoints without proper authentication
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("dmca-badge" OR "dmca protection") AND ("unauthorized" OR "access denied" OR "permission")