fkie_cve-2025-13972
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-12-12 04:15
Modified
2025-12-12 15:17
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/tags/3.15.0/src/Download.php#L104
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/trunk/src/Download.php#L104
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13fcbff8-8560-48ca-82df-8b620961d9c6?source=cve
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      "value": "The WatchTowerHQ plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via the \u0027wht_download_big_object_origin\u0027 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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-13972",
  "lastModified": "2025-12-12T15:17:31.973",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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  "published": "2025-12-12T04:15:45.183",
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