{"id":"CVE-2025-13972","title":"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","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, 3.16.0. This is due to insufficient path validation in the handle_big_obj…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"published":"2025-12-12","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T17:10:00.210","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13972","references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/tags/3.15.0/src/Download.php#L104","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/watchtowerhq/trunk/src/Download.php#L104","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13fcbff8-8560-48ca-82df-8b620961d9c6?source=cve","label":"security@wordfence.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00513,"epssPercentile":0.42254,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T17:44:53.603Z","slug":"CVE-2025-13972","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":27,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}