CVE-2023-25701 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00624.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

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Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29611	Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WatchTowerHQ: from n/a through 3.6.16.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 3.6.17 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-05-17T06:40:37.582Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:32:11.183Z

Reserved: 2023-02-13T04:13:47.557Z

Link: CVE-2023-25701

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:32:11.183Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-17T07:15:51.513

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:49:58.077

Link: CVE-2023-25701

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:32:01Z

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