CVE-2025-13972
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
12/12/2025
Last modified:
12/12/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM