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1 vulnerability found for by watchtowerhq

CVE-2025-13972 (GCVE-0-2025-13972)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-12 03:20
Modified
2025-12-15 18:17
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via the 'wht_download_big_object_origin' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.0. This is due to insufficient path validation in the handle_big_object_download_request function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and a valid access token, to read arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information such as database credentials and authentication keys.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
watchtowerhq WatchTowerHQ Version: *    3.15.0
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