Security Advisory
CVE-2025-13972
CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations
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.