CVE-2023-25701 - CVE House

Status published Critical CVE-2023-25701

WordPress WatchTowerHQ plugin <= 3.6.16 - Privilege Escalation

9.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WatchTowerHQ: from n/a through 3.6.16.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Dave Jong (Patchstack)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/watchtowerhq/wordpress-watchtowerhq-plugin-3-6-16-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

WatchTowerHQ

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: May 17th, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism