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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-12-12T03:20:40.150Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-08T16:36:42.928Z

Source :

Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-13972 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Watchtowerhq
  • Watchtower
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-13972.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/tags/3.15.0/src/Download.php#L104 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/trunk/src/Download.php#L104 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13fcbff8-8560-48ca-82df-8b620961d9c6?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
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