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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13972

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.

Published Dec 12, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · The WatchTowerHQ plugin for

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13972. EPSS is 0.51%. Act only if a listed version of The WatchTowerHQ plugin for is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The WatchTowerHQ plugin for).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.51%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 3.16.0

How to fix CVE-2025-13972

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13972. EPSS is 0.51%. Act only if a listed version of The WatchTowerHQ plugin for is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 3.16.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.51%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 12, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 file

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 file

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13972

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13972

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13972

    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 i

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.