ghsa-58q3-hw27-275g
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-12-12 06:31
Modified
2025-12-12 06:31
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-13972"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-12T04:15:45Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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": "GHSA-58q3-hw27-275g",
  "modified": "2025-12-12T06:31:13Z",
  "published": "2025-12-12T06:31:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13972"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/tags/3.15.0/src/Download.php#L104"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/trunk/src/Download.php#L104"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13fcbff8-8560-48ca-82df-8b620961d9c6?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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