CVE-2025-13972EPSS p42.4%
CVE-2025-13972CVE-2025-13972
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, 3.16.0. 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.51% probability of exploitation · percentile 42.4% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z |
| Last modified | 2026-10-14 |